中国结合医学杂志（英文版）Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine

Author Name	Affiliation	E-mail
Ying Guan	Faculty of Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macao, China
Yong-hua Zhao	Faculty of Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macao, China	yhzhao@must.edu.mo

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Abstract:

Many laboratories have been attempting to integrate Chinese medicine (CM) with the research of stem cells in order to explore this promising frontier. Studies on the combination of CM and bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) have found that some effective components from CM could activate endogenous stem cells and induce stem cells to differentiate into neural-like cells in vitro and promote angiogenesis. This review summarized the latest research findings of BMSCs and their application combined with CM in the treatment of cerebral ischemia.