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01.02.2007 | Meeting report
Immunomodulatory properties of mesenchymal stem cells: a review based on an interdisciplinary meeting held at the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology Division, London, UK, 31 October 2005
verfasst von:
Alan Tyndall, Ulrich A Walker, Andrew Cope, Francesco Dazzi, Cosimo De Bari, Willem Fibbe, Serena Guiducci, Simon Jones, Christian Jorgensen, Katarina Le Blanc, Frank Luyten, Dennis McGonagle, Ivan Martin, Chiara Bocelli-Tyndall, Giuseppina Pennesi, Vito Pistoia, Constantino Pitzalis, Antonio Uccelli, Nico Wulffraat, Marc Feldmann
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Arthritis Research & Therapy
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Ausgabe 1/2007
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Abstract
Multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells isolated from bone marrow and other sites are currently being studied to determine their potential role in the pathogenesis and/or management of autoimmune diseases. In vitro studies have shown that they exhibit a dose-dependent antiproliferative effect on T and B lymphocytes, dendritic cells, natural killer cells and various B cell tumour lines – an effect that is both cell contact and soluble factor dependent. Animal models of autoimmune disease treated with multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells have mostly exhibited a positive clinical response, as have a limited number of patients suffering from acute graft versus host disease. This review summarizes the findings of a 1-day meeting devoted to the subject with the aim of coordinating efforts.