Mitochondria to the rescue.

Prockop, Darwin J · Nat Med · 2012

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

A new study using a mouse model of lung diseases is the first demonstration in vivo that bone marrow–derived stromal cells can repair tissue injury through the transfer of mitochondria (pages 759-765). This suggests that rescue of injured cells through mitochondrial transfer may be an important process in many diseases.

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