Cell Fusion
Springer New York
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Mendeley readers
| Chapter title |
Fusion of Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Islet Cells for Cell Therapy
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|---|---|
| Chapter number | 7 |
| Book title |
Cell Fusion
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| Published in |
Methods in molecular biology, January 2015
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| DOI | 10.1007/978-1-4939-2703-6_7 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Book ISBNs |
978-1-4939-2702-9, 978-1-4939-2703-6
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| Authors |
Shoichiro Sumi, Goichi Yanai, Sumi, Shoichiro, Yanai, Goichi |
| Abstract |
Auxiliary use of mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSCs) to islet transplantation is shown to enhance efficacy. We hypothesized cell fusion of islet cells and MSCs may provide a new cell source with robustness of MSCs and islet cell function. We succeeded electrofusion between dispersed islet cells and MSCs in rats and fused cells sustained beta-cell function in vitro and in vivo, suggesting their possibility of therapeutic application. Here, we describe our method of cell fusion that enabled us to fuse islet cells to MSCs. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 4 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Professor | 1 | 25% |
| Student > Bachelor | 1 | 25% |
| Unknown | 2 | 50% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 25% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 1 | 25% |
| Unknown | 2 | 50% |