Obstructive apneas induce early activation of mesenchymal stem cells and enhancement of endothelial wound healing

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The aim was to test the hypothesis that the blood serum of rats subjected to recurrent airway obstructions mimicking obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) induces early activation of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) and enhan...

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Main Authors: Montserrat Josep M, Tsapikouni Theodora, Rojas Mauricio, Carreras Alba, Navajas Daniel, Farré Ramon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-07-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Online Access:http://respiratory-research.com/content/11/1/91