Peripheral blood-derived mesenchymal stem cells demonstrate immunomodulatory potential for therapeutic use in horses.

Previously, we showed that mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) can be mobilized into peripheral blood using electroacupuncture (EA) at acupoints, LI-4, LI-11, GV-14, and GV-20. The purpose of this study was to determine whether EA-mobilized MSC could be harvested and expanded in vitro to be used as an auto...

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Main Authors: Ana Leda F Longhini, Tatiana E Salazar, Cristiano Vieira, Thao Trinh, Yaqian Duan, Louise M Pay, Sergio Li Calzi, Megan Losh, Nancy A Johnston, Huisheng Xie, Minsu Kim, Robert J Hunt, Mervin C Yoder, Domenico Santoro, Taralyn M McCarrel, Maria B Grant
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0212642