Platelet-rich plasma promotes the proliferation of human muscle derived progenitor cells and maintains their stemness.

Human muscle-derived progenitor cells (hMDPCs) offer great promise for muscle cell-based regenerative medicine; however, prolonged ex-vivo expansion using animal sera is necessary to acquire sufficient cells for transplantation. Due to the risks associated with the use of animal sera, the developmen...

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Main Authors: Hongshuai Li, Arvydas Usas, Minakshi Poddar, Chien-Wen Chen, Seth Thompson, Bahar Ahani, James Cummins, Mitra Lavasani, Johnny Huard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3676442?pdf=render