Human Umbilical Cord Perivascular Cells Exhibited Enhanced Migration Capacity towards Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Comparison with Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stromal Cells: A Role for Autocrine Motility Factor Receptor

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Unfortunately, the incidence and mortality associated with HCC are increasing. Therefore, new therapeutic strategies are urgently needed and the use of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) as carrier of therapeutic gene...

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Main Authors: Juan Bayo, Esteban Fiore, Jorge B. Aquino, Mariana Malvicini, Manglio Rizzo, Estanislao Peixoto, Laura Alaniz, Flavia Piccioni, Marcela Bolontrade, Osvaldo Podhajcer, Mariana G. Garcia, Guillermo Mazzolini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/837420