Abstract
Telocytes (TCs), recently identified interstitial cells, have been frequently investigated in many researches. This review summarized, in brief, the morphological features, distribution, immunohistochemical, and genomic characteristics of TCs. This review identified in brief the difference between Telocytes and stem cells. The functions of TCs and their potential application in regenerative medicine have been reviewed. The genetic analysis of TCs and the functional relationship with other neighboring cells including stem cells were also briefly described. Many future researches are still needed to discover more about the telocytes and its utilization in improving the fate of regenerative medicine.