Cells which have the capacity to mature into tissues such as muscle, bone, skin and fat, and also play a role in mediating the body’s inflammatory response to damaged and injured cells.
MSCs have the potential to play a role in the treatment of disease and considerable research is focused towards their use in regenerative medicine and the treatment of disease such as heart disease, stroke, neurological conditions, autoimmune disease and injury. MSCs are found in cord blood, but cord tissue (Wharton’s jelly) has significantly more MSCs.