Fig. 1
From: The multi-functional roles of menstrual blood-derived stem cells in regenerative medicine
Schematic diagram of MenSCs in treating a diversity of diseases, including liver fibrosis, fulminant hepatic failure, diabetes, stroke, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, epithelial ovarian cancer, premature ovarian failure, myocardial infarction, Asherman syndrome, Alzheimer’s disease, acute lung injury, cutaneous wound, endometriosis, and neurodegenerative diseases. The blue boxes with characters show various diseases, the green arrow represents enhancement, and the red arrow represents decrement. Abbreviations: Erk, extracellular signal-regulated kinases; Stat 3, signal transducers and activator of transcription 3; Akt, PKB (protein kinase B); miR-21, microRNAs 21; Pten, phosphatase and tensin homolog; Aβ, amyloid-beta; IL-10, interleukin 10; α-SMA, α-smooth muscle actin; TGF-β, transforming growth factor-β; IFN-γ, interferon-γ; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor; BDNF, brain derived neurotrophic factor; NT-3, neurotrophin 3; Angpt, angiopoietin; PDGF, platelet-derived growth factor; Eln, elastin; MMP, matrix metalloproteinases; pax, paired box gene; ngn 3, neurogenin 3; nkx 6.1, NK homeobox factor 6.1; foxa 2, forkhead box A2; pdx 1, pancreatic and duodenal homeobox 1; and MCP-1, monocyte chemoattractant protein 1