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Impaired therapeutic capacity of autologous stem cells in a model of type 2 diabetes.
Stem cells translational medicine - 1 Feb 2012
Shin Laura, Peterson Daniel A
Abstract excerpt
Endogenous stem cells in the bone marrow respond to environmental cues and contribute to tissue maintenance and repair. In type 2 diabetes, a multifaceted metabolic disease characterized by insulin resistance and hyperglycemia, major complications are seen in multiple organ systems. To evaluate the effects of this disease on the endogenous stem cell population, we used a type 2 diabetic mouse model (db/db), which...
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