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Resident tissue-specific mesenchymal progenitor cells contribute to fibrogenesis in human lung allografts.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Jun 2011
Walker Natalie, Badri Linda, Wettlaufer Scott, Flint Andrew, Sajjan Uma, Krebsbach Paul H, Keshamouni Venkateshwar G, Peters-Golden Marc, Lama Vibha N
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Fibrotic obliteration of the small airways leading to progressive airflow obstruction, termed bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS), is the major cause of poor outcomes after lung transplantation. We recently demonstrated that a donor-derived population of multipotent mesenchymal stem cells (MS...
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