Further proof of the plasticity of adult stem cells and their role in tissue repair

Prockop , Darwin J.

doi:10.1083/jcb.200302117

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Further proof of the plasticity of adult stem cells and their role in tissue repair

Darwin J. Prockop

Center for Gene Therapy, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA 70112

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Darwin J. Prockop

Center for Gene Therapy, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA 70112

Address correspondence to D.J. Prockop, Center for Gene Therapy, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, 1430 Tulane Ave., New Orleans, LA 70112. Tel.: (504) 988-7711. Fax: (504) 988-7710. E-mail: [email protected]

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Abbreviations used in this paper: hSM-MSC, human synovial membrane; MSC, mesenchymal stem cell or marrow stromal cell.

Received: February 20 2003

Accepted: February 24 2003

Online ISSN: 1540-8140

Print ISSN: 0021-9525

The Rockefeller University Press

2003

J Cell Biol (2003) 160 (6): 807–809.

https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.200302117

In this issue, De Bari et al. (2003) present elegant data to counter the recent claims that adult stem cells have a limited plasticity. Further, they provide evidence that adult stem cells can seek out damaged tissues and repair them.

The Rockefeller University Press

2003

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