Stem Cell Research

New stem cell research study results from University of Texas described

Published in Blood Weekly, July 9th, 2009

"Intravenous (IV)stem cell delivery for regenerative tissue therapy has been increasingly used in both experimental and clinical trials. However, recent data suggest that the majority of administered stem cells are initially trapped in the lungs," scientists in the United States report.

"We sought to investigate variables that may affect this pulmonary first-pass effect. In anesthetized Sprague-Dawley rats, silicone tubing catheters were placed in the left internal jugular vein and common carotid artery. We investigated four different cell types: mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC), multipotent adult progenitor cells (MAPCs), bone marrow-derived mononuclear cells (BMMC),...

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Source: Blood Weekly (2009-07-09)

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