Peripheral Blood Monocytes as Adult Stem Cells: Molecular Characterization and Improvements in Culture Conditions to Enhance Stem Cell Features and Proliferative Potential

• Main Authors: Hendrik Ungefroren (Author), Ayman Hyder (Author), Maren Schulze (Author), Karim M. Fawzy El-Sayed (Author), Evelin Grage-Griebenow (Author), Andreas K. Nussler (Author), Fred Fändrich (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Adult stem or programmable cells hold great promise in diseases in which damaged or nonfunctional cells need to be replaced. We have recently demonstrated that peripheral blood monocytes can be differentiated in vitro into cells resembling specialized cell types like hepatocytes and pancreatic beta...