Fig. (1).

The multipotency of Mesenchymal Stem Cells. Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs) are capable of self-renewing to produce more hMSCs but also, of dividing asymmetrically producing lineage-committed progenitors that will differentiate into the required cell types. hMSCs are able differentiate in a variety of cell types of mesodermal germ layer, such as adipocytes chondrocytes and osteoblasts, but they can also differentiate into endodermal and ectodermal cells types through a process known as “transdifferentiation”.