Mesenchymal stem cells in cancer therapy; the art of harnessing a foe to a friend

For a long time, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) were discussed only as stem cells which could give rise to different types of cells. However, when it became clear that their presence in the tumor microenvironment (TME) was like a green light for tumorigenesis, they emerged from the ashes. This review...

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Main Authors: Mehdi Karimi-Shahri, Hossein Javid, Alireza Sharbaf Mashhad, Shaghayegh Yazdani, Seyed Isaac Hashemy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2021-10-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences
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Online Access:https://ijbms.mums.ac.ir/article_18722_049d9a68b5085c4e2a102f15f2670583.pdf