Pericyte-like progenitors show high immaturity and engraftment potential as compared with mesenchymal stem cells.

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and pericyte progenitors (PPs) are both perivascular cells with similar multipotential properties regardless of tissue of origin. We compared the phenotype and function of the 2 cell types derived from the same bone-marrow samples but expanded in their respective media...

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Main Authors: Amina Bouacida, Philippe Rosset, Valérie Trichet, Fabien Guilloton, Nicolas Espagnolle, Thomas Cordonier, Dominique Heymann, Pierre Layrolle, Luc Sensébé, Frédéric Deschaseaux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23144918/pdf/?tool=EBI