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The allogeneic umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells regulate the function of T helper 17 cells from patients with rheumatoid arthritis in an in vitro co-culture system.
BMC musculoskeletal disorders - 13 Dec 2012
Wang Qin, Li Xiaofeng, Luo Jing, Zhang Li, Ma Lihui, Lv Zhiqin, Xue Lijin
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BACKGROUND: Previous in vivo studies have shown that mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) transplantation significantly improves the condition of a number of autoimmune diseases including autoimmune cerebrospinal meningitis, multiple sclerosis, glomerulonephritis and systemic lupus erythematosus. METHODS: To investigate the immunoregulatory effect of stem cell transplantation, human umbilical cord MSCs were co-cultured...
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