Table 4.
The comparison of DPSCs with other stem cells.
| DPSCs | ESCs | NSCs | MSCs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BM-MSCs | ADSCs | UC-MSCs | ||||
| Basic abilities | ||||||
| Proliferation potential | ++ | ++ | +/– | + | + | ++ |
| Neurogenic differentiation | + | ++ | ++ | +/– | +/– | +/– |
| Migration abilities | ++ | ++ | + | + | + | + |
| Autologous application abilities | ++ | −− | – | ++ | ++ | – |
| Required cultivation time to achieve sufficient cell numbers | 1–2 months | 1–2 months | >2 months | 1–2 months | 1–2 months | 1–2 months |
| Cryopreservation abilities | + | + | +/– | + | + | + |
| Cell banking opportunities for adults | + | +/– | – | +/– | +/– | +/– |
| General amount of information available about cell properties | – | + | + | ++ | + | + |
(++) very high, (+) high, (+/–) average, (–) low, (−−) very low.