Cord blood in regenerative medicine: do we need immune suppression?

1/1/2007 J Transl Med. 2007 Jan 30;5:8 Riordan NH, Chan K, Marleau AM, Ichim TE. Cord blood is currently used as an alternative to bone marrow as a source of stem cells for hematopoietic reconstitution after ablation. It is also under intense preclinical investigation for a variety of indications ranging from stroke, to limb ischemia,…