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β-MSCs: successful fusion of MSCs with β-cells results in a β-cell like phenotype.
Oncotarget - 2 Aug 2016
Azizi Zahra, Lange Claudia, Paroni Federico, Ardestani Amin, Meyer Anke, Wu Yonghua, Zander Axel R, Westenfelder Christof, Maedler Kathrin
Abstract excerpt
Bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC) have anti-inflammatory, anti-apoptotic and immunosuppressive properties and are a potent source for cell therapy. Cell fusion has been proposed for rapid generation of functional new reprogrammed cells. In this study, we aimed to establish a fusion protocol of bone marrow-derived human MSCs with the rat beta-cell line (INS-1E) as well as human isolated pancreatic islets...
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