Conditional immunosupressive property of men-strual blood-derived stem cells in vitro

Menstrual blood-derived stem cells (MenSCs) are a recently identified population of stem cells, exhibiting mesenchymal stem cell (MSC)-like properties with self-renewal and multipotency capacities. Furthermore, they showed an isolation, culture and expansion advantages. This study focus at comparatively characterizing MenSCs as opposed to the presently available MSC sources, with regard to immunoregulatory properties and then extend the investigation to unravel new mechanism involved in the observed effect.