[Mesenchymal progenitor cells. Biological characteristic and prospects for their use].

Imunophenotic characteristic of the mesenchymal stem and progenitor cells, their tissue origin and functional peculiarities as well as immunological aspects of its transplantation are presented in the article. Also the address migration and the site-specific differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells its age-related and pathological process induced changes are discussed. Prospects of clinical use of mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of degenerative arthritis, spinal cord injuries, myocardial infarction and other disorders are shown.