Derivation of Insulin Producing Cells From Human Endometrial Stromal Stem Cells and Use in the Treatment of Murine Diabetes
Santamaria X, Massasa EE, Feng Y, Wolff E, Taylor HS. Derivation of Insulin Producing Cells From Human Endometrial Stromal Stem Cells and Use in the Treatment of Murine Diabetes. Molecular Therapy 2011, 19: 2065-2071. PMID: 21878900, PMCID: PMC3222529, DOI: 10.1038/mt.2011.173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman endometrial stromal stem cellsStromal stem cellsPancreatic islet cell transplantationStem cellsIslet cell transplantationType 1 diabetesBlood glucose levelsTreatment of murineDifferentiated cellsDiabetic miceCell transplantationKidney capsuleCadaveric donorsPotential therapeutic applicationsProgressive hyperglycemiaInsulin secretionMurine modelGlucose levelsUterine endometriumMesenchymal stem cellsΒ-cell markersInsulinHuman insulinGlucose-responsive mannerControl cellsEndometrial stem cell transplantation restores dopamine production in a Parkinson’s disease model
Wolff EF, Gao X, Yao KV, Andrews ZB, Du H, Elsworth JD, Taylor HS. Endometrial stem cell transplantation restores dopamine production in a Parkinson’s disease model. Journal Of Cellular And Molecular Medicine 2011, 15: 747-755. PMID: 20406327, PMCID: PMC2998585, DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2010.01068.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParkinson's diseaseDopaminergic neuronsWhole-cell patch-clamp recordingsCell patch-clamp recordingsDopamine metabolite concentrationsPD mouse modelStem cell transplantationDisease modelsSite of lesionParkinson's disease modelPyramidal cell bodiesPatch-clamp recordingsMesenchymal stem-like cellsAllogenic stem cellsStem cellsStem-like cellsCell transplantationStriatal dopamineNeural markers nestinCentral neuronsDopaminergic cellsDendritic projectionsDopamine synthesisDopamine productionMouse model