Comparison of epithelial differentiation and immune regulatory properties of mesenchymal stromal cells derived from human lung and bone marrow.

Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) reside in many organs including lung, as shown by their isolation from fetal lung tissues, bronchial stromal compartment, bronchial-alveolar lavage and transplanted lung tissues. It is still controversial whether lung MSCs can undergo mesenchymal-to-epithelial-transi...

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Main Authors: Mario Ricciardi, Giorgio Malpeli, Francesco Bifari, Giulio Bassi, Luciano Pacelli, Armel Hervé Nwabo Kamdje, Marco Chilosi, Mauro Krampera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22567106/pdf/?tool=EBI