Bioengineered constructs combined with exercise enhance stem cell-mediated treatment of volumetric muscle loss
Volumetric muscle loss leads to functional muscle impairment, and current stem cell-based treatments show limited efficacy. Here, the authors generate a stem cell scaffold, implant it in mice, and show that an exercise regimen enhances innervation and restoration of muscle function in mice.
Main Authors: | Marco Quarta, Melinda Cromie, Robert Chacon, Justin Blonigan, Victor Garcia, Igor Akimenko, Mark Hamer, Patrick Paine, Merel Stok, Joseph B. Shrager, Thomas A. Rando |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2017-06-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15613 |
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