Functional characterisation of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells from COPD patients
Autologous bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells (BM-MSCs) are evaluated for clinical use in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients, but it is unclear whether COPD affects BM-MSCs. To investigate this, BM-MSCs from nine COPD patients and nine non-COPD age-matched controls were...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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European Respiratory Society
2016-06-01
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Series: | ERJ Open Research |
Online Access: | http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/2/2/00045-2015.full |