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Challenges of therapeutic applications and regenerative capacities of urine based stem cells in oral, and maxillofacial reconstruction.

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Non-small cell lung cancer cells and concomitant cancer therapy induce a resistance-promoting phenotype of tumor-associated mesenchymal stem cells

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Immune Checkpoints and the Immunology of Liver Fibrosis

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The Role of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in Tissue Repair and Fibrosis

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Phenolic‐rich extract of avocado Persea americana (var. Colinred) peel blunts paraquat/maneb‐induced apoptosis through blocking phosphorylation of LRRK2 kinase in human nerve‐like cells

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Exosomal microRNA-551b-3p from bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells inhibits breast cancer progression via regulating TRIM31/Akt signaling

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SENTI-101, a Preparation of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Engineered to Express IL12 and IL21, Induces Localized and Durable Antitumor Immunity in Preclinical Models of Peritoneal Solid Tumors

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From Vial to Vein: Crucial Gaps in Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Clinical Trial Reporting

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Toward transplantation tolerance with adipose tissue-derived therapeutics

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Intra-individual variability in the neuroprotective and promyelinating properties of conditioned culture medium obtained from human adipose mesenchymal stromal cells

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Potential therapeutic effects and nano-based delivery systems of mesenchymal stem cells and their isolated exosomes to alleviate acute respiratory distress syndrome caused by COVID-19

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Heterogeneity in Dental Tissue–Derived MSCs Revealed by Single-Cell RNA-seq

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Co-infusion of mesenchymal stromal cells to prevent GVHD after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation from HLA-mismatched unrelated donors after reduced-intensity conditioning: a double-blind randomized study and literature review

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Identifying differentiation markers between dermal fibroblasts and adipose-derived mesenchymal stromal cells (AD-MSCs) in human visceral and subcutaneous tissues using single-cell transcriptomics

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Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Fibroblasts Contribute to Microvascular Proliferation in Glioblastoma and are Correlated with Immunosuppression and Poor Outcome

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Extracellular vesicles: a new frontier in diagnosing and treating graft-versus-host disease after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation

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Vitamin D3 and Dental Mesenchymal Stromal Cells

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Biomimetic Culture Strategies for the Clinical Expansion of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells

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Strategies to Improve the Quality and Freshness of Human Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Neurological Diseases

Lee, D. Y., Lee, S. E., Kwon, D. H., Nithiyanandam, S., Lee, M. H., Hwang, J. S., Basith, S., Ahn, J. H., Shin, T. H., & Lee, G. (2021) · Stem Cells International · doi:10.1155/2021/8444599 · Cited by 13

MSC therapy in livestock models

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Improved biological performance of human cartilage-derived progenitors in platelet lysate xenofree media in comparison to fetal bovine serum media

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Mechanisms of Potential Therapeutic Utilization of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in COVID-19 Treatment

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Old Friends with Unexploited Perspectives: Current Advances in Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Based Therapies in Asthma

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Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells and Fibroblasts: Their Roles in Tissue Injury and Regeneration, and Age-Related Degeneration

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Stable production of immortalized hPC-MSC-derived extracellular vesicles: integrated cargo analysis and functional validation

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Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Therapy in Spinal Cord Injury: Mechanisms and Prospects

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Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells in Progressive Fibrogenic Involvement and Anti-Fibrosis Therapeutic Properties

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Mesenchymal Stromal/Stem Cell (MSC)-Based Vector Biomaterials for Clinical Tissue Engineering and Inflammation Research: A Narrative Mini Review

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Coenzyme Q10 Protects Against Hyperlipidemia-Induced Osteoporosis by Improving Mitochondrial Function via Modulating miR-130b-3p/PGC-1α Pathway

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Paracrine- and cell-contact-mediated immunomodulatory effects of human periodontal ligament-derived mesenchymal stromal cells on CD4+ T lymphocytes

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The application potential of iMSCs and iMSC-EVs in diseases

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Antimicrobial activity of adipose-derived mesenchymal stromal cell secretome against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

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Mesenchymal stromal cell injections for osteoarthritis: In vitro mechanisms of action and clinical evidence

Santolini, M., Rios, J. L., Custers, R. J. H., Creemers, L. B., & Korpershoek, J. V. (2025) · The Knee · doi:10.1016/j.knee.2025.05.027 · Cited by 12

Mesenchymal stem cells derived extracellular vesicles for chronic kidney disease: pleiotropic mechanisms of actions of a versatile therapy

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Preconditioned Mesenchymal Stromal Cells to Improve Allotransplantation Outcome

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Mesenchymal “stem” cells, or facilitators for the development of regenerative macrophages? Pericytes at the interface of wound healing

Marson, R. F., Regner, A., & Meirelles, L. D. S. (2023) · Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology · doi:10.3389/fcell.2023.1148121 · Cited by 12

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Allogeneic human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem/stromal cells for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): study protocol for a matched case–control, phase I/II trial

Hoang, D. M., Nguyen, K. T., Nguyen, A. H., Nguyen, B. N., & Liêm, N. T. (2021) · BMJ Open · doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045788 · Cited by 12

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PDGFRα/Sca-1 Sorted Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Reduce Liver Injury in Murine Models of Hepatic Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury

Owen, A., Patten, D. A., Vigneswara, V., Frampton, J., & Newsome, P. N. (2022) · Stem Cells · doi:10.1093/stmcls/sxac059 · Cited by 13

Blockade of FGF2/FGFR2 partially overcomes bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells mediated progression of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

Tian, C., Li, Y., Wang, L., Si, J., Zheng, Y., Kang, J., Wang, Y., You, M. J., & Zheng, G. (2022) · Cell Death and Disease · doi:10.1038/s41419-022-05377-5 · Cited by 11

Breaking the graft-versus-host-disease barrier: Mesenchymal stromal/stem cells as precision healers

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Mesenchymal stem cell secretome: A promising therapeutic strategy for erectile dysfunction?

Margiana, R., Pilehvar‐Soltanahmadi, Y., Amalia, F. L., Lestari, S. W., Supardi, S., & I’tishom, R. (2024) · Asian journal of urology · doi:10.1016/j.ajur.2024.02.003 · Cited by 12

Enhanced anti-tumor efficacy of S3I-201 in breast cancer mouse model through Wharton jelly- exosome

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Bottom-up Biomaterial strategies for creating tailored stem cells in regenerative medicine

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Li, C. (2022) · Pharmacological Research · doi:10.1016/j.phrs.2022.106304 · Cited by 12

The long and winding road: homeostatic and disordered haematopoietic microenvironmental niches: a narrative review.

Watt, S. M. (2022) · PubMed · doi:10.12336/biomatertransl.2022.01.005 · Cited by 11

25-hydroxyvitamin D3 generates immunomodulatory plasticity in human periodontal ligament-derived mesenchymal stromal cells that is inflammatory context-dependent

Behm, C., Blufstein, A., Gahn, J., Moritz, A., Rausch‐Fan, X., & Andrukhov, O. (2023) · Frontiers in Immunology · doi:10.3389/fimmu.2023.1100041 · Cited by 11

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Lenz, L. S., & Wink, M. R. (2023) · Human Cell · doi:10.1007/s13577-023-00925-3 · Cited by 11

Pleiotropic effects of vitamin D3on CD4+T lymphocytes mediated by human periodontal ligament cells and inflammatory environment

Behm, C., Blufstein, A., Gahn, J., Kubin, B., Moritz, A., Rausch‐Fan, X., & Andrukhov, O. (2020) · Journal Of Clinical Periodontology · doi:10.1111/jcpe.13283 · Cited by 11

The Potential of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in Neuroblastoma Therapy for Delivery of Anti-Cancer Agents and Hematopoietic Recovery

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Influence of culture media on the derivation and phenotype of fetal-derived placental mesenchymal stem/stromal cells across gestation

Boss, A. L., Brooks, A. E. S., Chamley, L., & James, J. L. (2020) · Placenta · doi:10.1016/j.placenta.2020.09.002 · Cited by 11

Dose‐dependent effect of mesenchymal stromal cells co‐grafted with dopaminergic neurons in a Parkinson's disease rat model

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Extracellular Vesicles and MicroRNA in Myelodysplastic Syndromes

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Mélou, C., Pellen‐Mussi, P., Novello, S., Brézulier, D., Novella, A., Tricot‐Doleux, S., Bellaud, P., & Chauvel‐Lebret, D. (2023) · Biomedicines · doi:10.3390/biomedicines11051314 · Cited by 10

Secretome Derived from Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells: A Promising Strategy for Diabetes and its Complications

Li, L., Hua, S., You, L., & Zhong, T. (2023) · Current Stem Cell Research & Therapy · doi:10.2174/1574888x19666230913154544 · Cited by 10

Administration of adipose-derived stem cells extracellular vesicles in a murine model of spinal muscular atrophy: effects of a new potential therapeutic strategy

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Mesenchymal stromal cell therapies for traumatic neurological injuries

Wang, X., Wang, Q., Xia, Z., Yang, Y., Dai, X., Zhang, C., Wang, J., & Xu, Y. (2024) · Journal of Translational Medicine · doi:10.1186/s12967-024-05725-3 · Cited by 10

Pericytes Promote More Vascularization than Stromal Cells via an Interleukin‐6‐Dependent Mechanism in Microfluidic Chips

Gonzalez‐Rubio, J., Kubiza, H., Xu, Y., Königs‐Werner, H., Schmitz, M., Schedel, M., Apel, C., Jockenhoevel, S., Cornelissen, C. G., & Thiebes, A. L. (2025) · Advanced Science · doi:10.1002/advs.202408131 · Cited by 11

Immortalization of mesenchymal stromal cells by hTERT does not affect the functional properties of secreted extracellular vesicles

Brancolini, A., Bobbili, M. R., Pultar, M., Mazidi, Z., Wieser, M., Gamauf, J., Roefs, M. T., Corso, G., Nivarthi, H., Arteaga, M. B., et al. (2026) · Journal of Biotechnology · doi:10.1016/j.jbiotec.2026.03.010 · Cited by 12

Gaps between Asian regulations for eligibility of human mesenchymal stromal cells as starting materials of cell therapy products and comparability of mesenchymal stromal cell-based products subject to changes in their manufacturing process

Tanaka, T., Lee, S.-M., Mikami, M., Yokota, K., & Takakura, K. (2020) · Regenerative Therapy · doi:10.1016/j.reth.2020.10.004 · Cited by 10

Comparison of mesenchymal stromal cells from peritoneal dialysis effluent with those from umbilical cords: characteristics and therapeutic effects on chronic peritoneal dialysis in uremic rats

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Specific Features of Stromal Cells Isolated from the Two Layers of Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue: Roles of Their Secretion on Angiogenesis and Neurogenesis

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