The umbilical cord blood is regarded as the “life line” that supplies the developing fetus with the important nutrition elements and oxygen required for proper fetal development. Beside its role in development, umbilical cord blood has been also involved in therapeutic applications, which was reported for the first time in 1972 by clinicians in the United States to treat a case with lymphoblastic leukemia [1].
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The umbilical cord blood is regarded as the “life line” that supplies the developing fetus with the important nutrition elements and oxygen required for proper fetal development. Beside its role in development, umbilical cord blood has been also involved in therapeutic applications, which was reported for the first time in 1972 by clinicians in the United States to treat a case with lymphoblastic leukemia [1].
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This study was designed to assess the safety and efficacy of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (UC-MSCs) in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In this ongoing cohort, 172 patients with active RA who had inadequate responses to traditional medication were enrolled.
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