Mesenchymal stem cells from umbilical cord matrix, adipose tissue and bone marrow exhibit different capability to suppress peripheral blood B, natural killer and T cells

Ribeiro, Andreia; Laranjeira, Paula; Mendes, Sandrine; Velada, Isabel; Leite, Cristiana; Andrade, Pedro; Santos, Francisco; Henriques, Ana; Grãos, Mário; M P Cardoso, Carla; Martinho, António; Luísa Pais, M; Lobato da Silva, Cláudia; Cabral, Joaquim; Trindade, Hélder; Paiva, Artur

doi:10.1186/scrt336

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Mesenchymal stem cells from umbilical cord matrix, adipose tissue and bone marrow exhibit different capability to suppress peripheral blood B, natural killer and T cells

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Authors:

Andreia Ribeiro

Paula Laranjeira

Sandrine Mendes

Abstract

Abstract Introduction The ability to self-renew, be easily expanded in vitro and differentiate into different mesenchymal tissues, render mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) an attractive therapeutic method for degenerative diseases. The subsequent discovery of their immunosuppressive ability encouraged c...

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