Could Metabolic Syndrome, Lipodystrophy, and Aging Be Mesenchymal Stem Cell Exhaustion Syndromes?

• Main Authors: Eduardo Mansilla (Author), Vanina Díaz Aquino (Author), Daniel Zambón (Author), Gustavo Horacio Marin (Author), Karina Mártire (Author), Gustavo Roque (Author), Thomas Ichim (Author), Neil H. Riordan (Author), Amit Patel (Author), Flavio Sturla (Author), Gustavo Larsen (Author), Rubén Spretz (Author), Luis Núñez (Author), Carlos Soratti (Author), Ricardo Ibar (Author), Michiel van Leeuwen (Author), José María Tau (Author), Hugo Drago (Author), Alberto Maceira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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One of the most important and complex diseases of modern society is metabolic syndrome. This syndrome has not been completely understood, and therefore an effective treatment is not available yet. We propose a possible stem cell mechanism involved in the development of metabolic syndrome. This way o...