Acute and chronic effects of treatment with mesenchymal stromal cells on LPS-induced pulmonary inflammation, emphysema and atherosclerosis development.

COPD is a pulmonary disorder often accompanied by cardiovascular disease (CVD), and current treatment of this comorbidity is suboptimal. Systemic inflammation in COPD triggered by smoke and microbial exposure is suggested to link COPD and CVD. Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC) possess anti-inflammator...

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Main Authors: P Padmini S J Khedoe, Stan de Kleijn, Annemarie M van Oeveren-Rietdijk, Jaap J Plomp, Hetty C de Boer, Melissa van Pel, Patrick C N Rensen, Jimmy F P Berbée, Pieter S Hiemstra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5598950?pdf=render