Possibility of inhibiting arthritis and joint destruction by SSEA-3 positive cells derived from synovial tissue in rheumatoid arthritis

Aim: Joint destruction progresses irreversibly once they occur in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), even with the recent development of anti-rheumatic drugs. Cells positive for stage-specific embryonic antigen-3 (SSEA-3), a marker of human embryonic stem cell, act as stem cells in the blood. The aim of thi...

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Main Authors: Rie Kurose, Takashi Sawai, Kazuki Oishi, Xizhe Liu, Ayako Sasaki, Akira Kurose, Naoya Kumagai, Yohei Fujishima, Yasuyuki Ishibashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-12-01
Series:Regenerative Therapy
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352320417300354