The pollution by heavy metals poses a serious threat to the aquatic environment and to the
organisms if the concentration of heavy metals in the environment exceeds the safe limits …

Mesenchymal stem cell transplantation is undergoing extensive evaluation as a cellular
therapy in human clinical trials. Because MSCs are easily isolated and amenable to culture …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic progressive disease of unknown cause
characterized by relentless scarring of the lung parenchyma leading to reduced quality of life …

MSCs are nonhematopoietic stromal cells that are capable of differentiating into, and
contribute to the regeneration of, mesenchymal tissues such as bone, cartilage, muscle …

Background Severe graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a life-threatening complication after
allogeneic transplantation with haemopoietic stem cells. Mesenchymal stem cells modulate …

The past decade has seen an explosion of research directed toward better understanding of
the mechanisms of mesenchymal stem/stromal cell (MSC) function during rescue and repair …

Bone marrow–derived stromal cells (BMSCs) protect against acute lung injury (ALI). To
determine the role of BMSC mitochondria in this protection, we airway-instilled mice first with …

Animal and preliminary human studies of adult cell therapy following acute myocardial
infarction have shown an overall improvement of cardiac function. Myocardial and vascular …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a devastating, age-related lung disease of unknown cause
that has few treatment options. This disease was once thought to be a chronic inflammatory …

Mesenchymal stem cells or multipotent stromal cells (MSCs) isolated from the bone marrow
of adult organisms were initially characterized as plastic adherent, fibroblastoid cells with the …