Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Regenerative Therapy: Optimization of Cell Preparation Protocols

Administration of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) is an innovative approach for the treatment of a range of diseases that are not curable by current therapies including heart failure. A number of clinical trials have been completed and many others are ongoing; more than 2,000 patie...

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Main Authors: Chiho Ikebe, Ken Suzuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/951512