Crosstalk between the osteogenic and neurogenic stem cell niches: how far are they from each other?

• Main Author: Maria Concetta Geloso (auth)
• Other Authors: Wanda Lattanzi (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2016
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Neurosciences; Neuropeptide Y; Stem Cell Niche; Mesenchymal Stromal Cells; Neural Stem Cells; Regenerative Medicine; Wnt/beta-catenin signaling; Bone Marrow; Neural Crest; RUNX2
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Somatic stem cells reside in definite compartments, known as "niches", within developed organs and tissues, being able to renew themselves, differentiate and ensure tissue maintenance and repair. In contrast with the original dogmatic distinction between renewing and non-renewing tissues,...