据Ding L 2012年1月25日[Nature,2012,481(7382):457-462]报道,美国德州大学西南医学院新儿童研究所的研究人员鉴定出体内造血干细胞存活和茁壮成长的环境——构成血管的内皮细胞(endothelial cell)和血管周细胞(perivascular cell)起关键作用,这是增加骨髓移植的安全性和有效性的重要一步。尽管几十年来科学家一直努力鉴定出该干细胞所在的微环境,但是这是第一篇研究论文揭示出功能上负责维持体内造血干 According to Ding L, January 25, 2012 [Nature, 2012, 481 (7382): 457-462], researchers from the Institute of New Children’s Studies at the Southwestern Medical College, University of Texas, USA, identified an environment in which hematopoietic stem cells survive and thrive - - The endothelial cells and perivascular cells that make up the blood vessels play a key role, which is an important step toward increasing the safety and effectiveness of bone marrow transplantation. Although scientists have been working hard for decades to identify the microenvironment in which the stem cells are located, this is the first research paper to reveal the functional responsibility for maintaining hematopoietic