abstract：:Tissue regeneration using human adipose derived mesenchymal stem cells (hASCs) has significant potential as a novel treatment for many degenerative bone and joint diseases. Previous studies have established that age negatively affects the proliferation status and the osteogenic and chondrogenic differentiation potenti...

journal_title：Stem cells international

authors： Marędziak M,Marycz K,Tomaszewski KA,Kornicka K,Henry BM

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated the efficacy of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) from bone marrow of a third-party donor for refractory aGVHD. We report the first experience using MSCs to treat refractory aGVHD in 33 pediatric patients undergoing allogeneic HSCT from Turkey. Totally, 68 doses of bone marrow derived MSCs were infuse...

journal_title：Stem cells international

authors： Erbey F,Atay D,Akcay A,Ovali E,Ozturk G

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Within the field of regenerative medicine, many have sought to use stem cells as a promising way to heal human tissue; however, in the past few years, exosomes (packaged vesicles released from cells) have shown more exciting promise. Specifically, stem cell-derived exosomes have demonstrated great ability to provide t...

journal_title：Stem cells international

authors： Burke J,Kolhe R,Hunter M,Isales C,Hamrick M,Fulzele S

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcription factors are tools repetitively used by the embryo to generate a variety of lineages. Hence, their context of activation is an important determinant of their ability to specifically trigger certain cell fates, but not others. The context is also consequential when considering directing differentiation of ...

journal_title：Stem cells international

authors： Nair GG,Odorico JS

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stem cells are a promising cell source for regenerative medicine. Stem cell differentiation must be regulated for applications in regenerative medicine. Stem cells are surrounded by extracellular matrix (ECM) in vivo. The ECM is composed of many types of proteins and glycosaminoglycans that assemble into a complex str...

journal_title：Stem cells international

authors： Hoshiba T,Chen G,Endo C,Maruyama H,Wakui M,Nemoto E,Kawazoe N,Tanaka M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is a strong predictor of adverse cardiovascular outcomes. It is the result of complex mechanisms that include not only an increase in protein synthesis and cell size but also proliferating cardiac progenitor cells and the influx of bone marrow-derived cells developing into cardiomyoc...

journal_title：Stem cells international

authors： Marketou ME,Parthenakis F,Vardas PE

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Damage to the nervous system can cause devastating diseases or musculoskeletal dysfunctions and transplantation of progenitor stem cells can be an excellent treatment option in this regard. Preclinical studies demonstrate that untreated stem cells, unlike stem cells activated to differentiate into neuronal lineage, do...

journal_title：Stem cells international

authors： Madhu V,Dighe AS,Cui Q,Deal DN

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) is a transcription factor belonging to the basic helix-loop-helix/PER-ARNT-SIM family. It is activated by a variety of ligands, such as environmental contaminants like polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons or dioxins, but also by naturally occurring compounds and endogenous ligands. Bind...

journal_title：Stem cells international

authors： Dietrich C

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiation is the most potent mode of cancer therapy; however, resistance to radiation therapy results in tumor relapse and subsequent fatality. The cancer stem cell (CSC), which has better DNA repair capability, has been shown to contribute to tumor resistance and is an important target for treatment. Signaling molecu...

journal_title：Stem cells international

authors： Pranatharthi A,Ross C,Srivastava S

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), including atherosclerosis, stroke, and myocardial infarction, is a major cause of death worldwide. In aspects of cell therapy against CVD, it is generally accepted that endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) are potent neovascular modulators in ischemic tissues. In response to ischemic inj...

journal_title：Stem cells international

authors： Kim H,Kim S,Baek SH,Kwon SM

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schwann cell (SC) transplantation as a cell-based therapy can enhance peripheral and central nerve repair experimentally, but it is limited by the donor site morbidity for clinical application. We investigated weather respiratory mucosa stem cells (REMSCs), a kind of ectomesenchymal stem cells (EMSCs), isolated from r...

journal_title：Stem cells international

authors： Zhang J,Gao X,Zou H,Liu J,Zhang Z

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) belongs to multipotent adult somatic stem cells. A single HSC can reconstitute the entire blood system via self-renewal, differentiation into all lineages of blood cells, and replenishment of cells lost due to attrition or disease in a person's lifetime. Although all blood and immune cell...

journal_title：Stem cells international

authors： Zhang J,Crumpacker C

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) may differentiate into nerve cells under a certain condition; however, the clinical application for treating nervous system disease remains unclear. The aim is to assess the safety profile, feasibility, and effectiveness of surgery combined with autologous BMSCs transplantation for tr...

journal_title：Stem cells international

authors： Zhu J,Xiao Y,Li Z,Han F,Xiao T,Zhang Z,Geng F

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study is aimed at investigating whether human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cell- (hucMSC-) derived exosomes (hucMSC-exosomes) have a protective effect on acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Exosomes were characterized under transmission electron microscopy and the particles of exosomes were further examined thr...

journal_title：Stem cells international

authors： Zhao Y,Sun X,Cao W,Ma J,Sun L,Qian H,Zhu W,Xu W

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The quality of life of patients with chronic wounds can be extremely poor and, therefore, over the past decades, great efforts have been made to develop efficient strategies to improve the healing process and the social impact associated with these conditions. Cell based therapy, as a modern tissue engineering strateg...

journal_title：Stem cells international

authors： Galateanu B,Bunea MC,Stanescu P,Vasile E,Casarica A,Iovu H,Hermenean A,Zaharia C,Costache M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traditionally, human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) are cultured on inactivated live feeder cells. For clinical application using hESCs, there is a requirement to minimize the risk of contamination with animal components. Extracellular matrix (ECM) derived from feeder cells is the most natural way to provide xeno-free s...

journal_title：Stem cells international

authors： Zhu H,Yang J,Wei Y,Chen HH

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcium phosphate- (CaP-) based composite scaffolds have been used extensively for the bone regeneration in bone tissue engineering. Previously, we developed a biomimetic composite nanofibrous membrane of gelatin/β-tricalcium phosphate (TCP) and confirmed their biological activity in vitro and bone regeneration in viv...

journal_title：Stem cells international

authors： Zhang X,Meng S,Huang Y,Xu M,He Y,Lin H,Han J,Chai Y,Wei Y,Deng X

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoarthritis (OA) can be a debilitating degenerative disease and is the most common form of arthritic disease. There is a general consensus that current nonsurgical therapies are insufficient for younger OA sufferers who are not candidates for knee arthroplasties. Adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) therap...

journal_title：Stem cells international

authors： Succar P,Breen EJ,Kuah D,Herbert BR

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A major challenge in cartilage repair is the lack of chondrogenic cells migrating from healthy tissue into damaged areas and strategies to promote this should be developed. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of peripheral blood derived mononuclear cell (PBMC) stimulation on mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC...

journal_title：Stem cells international

authors： Hopper N,Wardale J,Howard D,Brooks R,Rushton N,Henson F

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Podocyte death and regeneration are major topics in kidney research but remain controversial. Data obtained in humans demonstrate the existence of cells sited along Bowman's capsule that behave as podocyte progenitors in vitro and in in vivo mouse models of podocyte injury xenotrasplanted with this human-derived popul...

journal_title：Stem cells international

authors： Lombardi D,Lasagni L

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are considered valuable sources for cell therapy because of their immune regulatory function. Here, we investigated the effects of tonsil-derived MSCs (T-MSCs) on the differentiation, maturation, and function of dendritic cells (DCs). We examined the effect of T-MSCs on differentiation an...

journal_title：Stem cells international

authors： Park M,Kim YH,Ryu JH,Woo SY,Ryu KH

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this paper is to describe in detail the method of organotypic longitudinal spinal cord slice culture and the scientific basis for its potential utility. The technique is based on the interface method, which was described previously and thereafter was modified in our laboratory. The most important adva...

journal_title：Stem cells international

authors： Sypecka J,Koniusz S,Kawalec M,Sarnowska A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following the discovery of pluripotent stem (PS) cells such as embryonic stem (ES) and induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, there has been a great hope that injured tissues can be repaired by transplantation of ES/iPS-derived various specific types of cells such as neural stem cells (NSCs). Although PS cells can be i...

journal_title：Stem cells international

authors： Nakagomi T,Nakano-Doi A,Narita A,Matsuyama T

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells (MSCs) aiming to treat cancer has shown very contradictory results. In an attempt to clarify the contradictory results reported in the literature and the possible role of human fallopian tube Mesenchymal Stromal Cells (htMSCs) against breast cancer, the aim of this study was to eva...

journal_title：Stem cells international

authors： Jazedje T,Ribeiro AL,Pellati M,de Siqueira Bueno HM,Nagata G,Trierveiler M,Rodrigues EG,Zatz M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A growing body of evidence supports the argument that bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) can differentiate into cardiomyocyte-like cells in an appropriate cellular environment, but the differentiation rate is low. A cocktail method was designed: we investigated the role of 5-azacytidine (5-aza), salvian...

journal_title：Stem cells international

authors： Gao Q,Guo M,Jiang X,Hu X,Wang Y,Fan Y

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skeletal muscle has good regenerative capacity, but the extent of muscle injury and the developed fibrosis might prevent complete regeneration. The in vivo application of human mesenchymal stem cells (HMSCs) of the umbilical cord and the conditioned media (CM) where the HMSCs were cultured and expanded, associated wit...

journal_title：Stem cells international

authors： Pereira T,Armada-da Silva PA,Amorim I,Rêma A,Caseiro AR,Gärtner A,Rodrigues M,Lopes MA,Bártolo PJ,Santos JD,Luís AL,Maurício AC

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stem cells isolated from adipose tissue show great therapeutic potential in veterinary medicine, but some points such as the use of fresh or cultured cells and route of administration need better knowledge. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of autologous stromal vascular fraction (SVF, n = 4) or allogeneic cultu...

journal_title：Stem cells international

authors： Marx C,Silveira MD,Selbach I,da Silva AS,Braga LM,Camassola M,Nardi NB

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blastocyst injection and morula aggregation are commonly used to evaluate stem cell pluripotency based on chimeric contribution of the stem cells. To assess the protocols for generating chimeras from stem cells, 8-cell mouse embryos were either injected or cocultured with mouse embryonic stem cells and induced pluripo...

journal_title：Stem cells international

authors： Guo J,Wu B,Li S,Bao S,Zhao L,Hu S,Sun W,Su J,Dai Y,Li X

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose. The current study was set out to address the therapeutic efficacy of topically applied mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) on dry eye syndrome (DES) induced by benzalkonium chloride (BAC) in rats. Methods. Rats were divided into two groups just after establishment of DES. Eye drops containing either bromodeoxyuridi...

journal_title：Stem cells international

authors： Beyazyıldız E,Pınarlı FA,Beyazyıldız O,Hekimoğlu ER,Acar U,Demir MN,Albayrak A,Kaymaz F,Sobacı G,Delibaşı T

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In contrast to the pluripotent embryonic stem cells (ESCs) which are able to give rise to all cell types of the body, mammalian adult stem cells (ASCs) appeared to be more limited in their differentiation potential and to be committed to their tissue of origin. Recently, surprising new findings have contradicted centr...

journal_title：Stem cells international

authors： Catacchio I,Berardi S,Reale A,De Luisi A,Racanelli V,Vacca A,Ria R

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a clonal myeloproliferative disorder. Current targeted therapies designed to inhibit the tyrosine kinase activity of the BCR-ABL oncoprotein have made a significant breakthrough in the treatment of CML patients. However, CML remains a chronic disease that a patient must manage for lif...

journal_title：Stem cells international

authors： Hamad A,Sahli Z,El Sabban M,Mouteirik M,Nasr R

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are currently defined as multipotent stromal cells that undergo sustained in vitro growth and can give rise to cells of multiple mesenchymal lineages, such as adipocytes, chondrocytes, and osteoblasts. The regenerative and immunosuppressive properties of MSCs have led to numerous clinical...

journal_title：Stem cells international

authors： Mabuchi Y,Houlihan DD,Akazawa C,Okano H,Matsuzaki Y

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are somatic cells with a dual capacity for self-renewal and differentiation, and diverse therapeutic applicability, both experimentally and in the clinic. These cells can be isolated from various human tissues that may differ anatomically or developmentally with relative ease. Heterogenei...

journal_title：Stem cells international

authors： Christodoulou I,Kolisis FN,Papaevangeliou D,Zoumpourlis V

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dental pulp tissue contains dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs). Dental pulp cells (also known as dental pulp-derived mesenchymal stem cells) are capable of differentiating into multilineage cells including neuron-like cells. The aim of this study was to examine the capability of DPSCs to differentiate into neuron-like cel...

journal_title：Stem cells international

authors： Zainal Ariffin SH,Kermani S,Zainol Abidin IZ,Megat Abdul Wahab R,Yamamoto Z,Senafi S,Zainal Ariffin Z,Abdul Razak M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myocarditis is a common inflammatory cardiomyopathy, associated with cardiomyocyte apoptosis, which can lead to chronic left ventricular dysfunction. Under conventional heart failure therapy, inflammatory cardiomyopathy typically has a progressive course, indicating a need for alternative therapeutic strategies to imp...

journal_title：Stem cells international

authors： Miteva K,Van Linthout S,Volk HD,Tschöpe C

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of stem cells as a strategy for tissue repair and regeneration is one of the biomedical research areas that has attracted more interest in the past few years. Despite the classic belief that the central nervous system (CNS) was immutable, now it is well known that cell turnover occurs in the mature CNS. Postna...

journal_title：Stem cells international

authors： Martínez-Herrero S,Larráyoz IM,Ochoa-Callejero L,García-Sanmartín J,Martínez A

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An intermediate filament protein, Nestin, is known as a neural stem/progenitor cell marker. It was shown to be required for the survival and self-renewal of neural stem cells according to the phenotypes of Nestin knockout mice. Nestin expression has also been reported in vascular endothelial cells, and we recently rep...

journal_title：Stem cells international

authors： Namiki J,Suzuki S,Masuda T,Ishihama Y,Okano H

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tendon healing is fraught with complications such as reruptures and adhesion formation due to the formation of scar tissue at the injury site as opposed to the regeneration of native tissue. Stem cells are an attractive option in developing cell-based therapies to improve tendon healing. However, several questions rem...

journal_title：Stem cells international

authors： Gulotta LV,Chaudhury S,Wiznia D

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of legal blindness in individuals over 60 years of age, characterized by the dysfunction of retinal pigmented epithelium cells, specifically in the macular area. Despite several treatment options, AMD therapy remains difficult, especially for exudative AMD. Mul...

journal_title：Stem cells international

authors： Nuzzi R,Gunetti M,Rustichelli D,Roagna B,Fronticelli Bardelli F,Fagioli F,Ferrero I

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) derived from bone marrow can secrete cytokines and growth factors and can transdifferentiate into liver cells. We transplanted polymeric membrane bioencapsulated MSCs into the spleens of 90% partial hepatectomized rats. This resulted in 91.6% recovery rates. This is compared to a recovery...

journal_title：Stem cells international

authors： Liu ZC,Chang TM

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00