Mesenchymal bone marrow cell therapy in a mouse model of chagas disease. Where do the cells go?

• Main Authors: Jasmin (Author), Linda A Jelicks (Author), Wade Koba (Author), Herbert B Tanowitz (Author), Rosalia Mendez-Otero (Author), Antonio C Campos de Carvalho (Author), David C Spray (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Chagas disease, resulting from infection with the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi), is a major cause of cardiomyopathy in Latin America. Drug therapy for acute and chronic disease is limited. Stem cell therapy with bone marrow mesenchymal cells (MSCs) has emerged as a novel therapeutic option f...