Derivation of therapeutic lung spheroid cells from minimally invasive transbronchial pulmonary biopsies

Abstract Background Resident stem and progenitor cells have been identified in the lung over the last decade, but isolation and culture of these cells remains a challenge. Thus, although these lung stem and progenitor cells provide an ideal source for stem-cell based therapy, mesenchymal stem cells...

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Main Authors: Phuong-Uyen C. Dinh, Jhon Cores, M. Taylor Hensley, Adam C. Vandergriff, Junnan Tang, Tyler A. Allen, Thomas G. Caranasos, Kenneth B. Adler, Leonard J. Lobo, Ke Cheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:Respiratory Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-017-0611-0