Open AccessMitochondria to the rescue
Author(s) -
Darwin J. Prockop
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
nature medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.536
H-Index - 547
eISSN - 1546-170X
pISSN - 1078-8956
DOI - 10.1038/nm.2769
Subject(s) - mitochondrion , stromal cell , bone marrow , in vivo , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , medicine , pathology , cancer research , genetics
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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