Stem cells deployed for bone repair hijacked by T cells.

Shi, Yufang; Wei, Lixin; Wang, Ying; Ren, Guangwen · Cell Stem Cell · 2012

review · Level V

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Abstract

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are a promising source for bone regeneration. Recently, in Nature Medicine, Liu et al. (2011) reported that host lymphocytes secrete IFN-γ and TNF-α to initiate apoptosis of transplanted MSCs and that aspirin can alleviate these effects to improve bone repair.