Open AccessAdipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells suppress of acute rejection in small bowel transplantation
Author(s) -
Yu Zhang,
Qingyu Meng,
Yanyan Zhang,
Xiaobo Chen,
Yuliang Wang
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the saudi journal of gastroenterology/saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/sjg.sjg_122_17
Subject(s) - medicine , mesenchymal stem cell , adipose tissue , transplantation , flow cytometry , stem cell , interleukin , immunology , gastroenterology , andrology , pathology , cytokine , biology , genetics
Adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ADSCs) possess immunosuppressive activity and hold promise in autologous cell-based therapies. The aim of this study was to determine whether autologous ADSCs can improve outcomes in the rat small bowel transplantation (SBT) model.