Articular and subcutaneous adipose tissues of rheumatoid arthritis patients represent equal sources of immunoregulatory mesenchymal stem cells

• Main Authors: Urszula Skalska (Author), Ewa Kuca-Warnawin (Author), Anna Kornatka (Author), Iwona Janicka (Author), Urszula Musiałowicz (Author), Tomasz Burakowski (Author), Ewa Kontny (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ASCs) have immunoregulatory properties, but their activity is dependent on signals provided by the local microenvironment. It is likely that highly inflammatory milieu of rheumatoid joint affects ASCs activity. To test this hypothesis, the function of rheumato...