Title |
Stem cell transplantation improves aging-related diseases
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Published in |
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, May 2014
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DOI | 10.3389/fcell.2014.00016 |
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Authors |
Susumu Ikehara, Ming Li |
Abstract |
Aging is a complex process of damage accumulation, and has been viewed as experimentally and medically intractable. The number of patients with age-associated diseases such as type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), osteoporosis, Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease, atherosclerosis, and cancer has increased recently. Aging-related diseases are related to a deficiency of the immune system, which results from an aged thymus and bone marrow cells. Intra bone marrow-bone marrow transplantation (IBM-BMT) is a useful method to treat intractable diseases. This review summarizes findings that IBM-BMT can improve and treat aging-related diseases, including T2DM, osteoporosis and AD, in animal models. |
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