cell transplantation

Researchers from the Universities of Granada and León have shown that mononuclear blood cells from human umbilical cord can be an effective alternative to bone marrow.

This work, to be published in the journal Cell Transplantation, could potentially mean a great advance in regenerative hepatic medicine.

(Cell Transplantation Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair) Researchers publishing their studies in CELL TRANSPLANTATION are seeking new ways to treat Parkinson's disease using cell transplantation in animal models.

Recent studies are aimed at finding ways to track the progress of transplanted cells and monitor motor and behavioral changes in test animals.

The survival of transplanted cells in the microenvironment to which they are directed, and their ability to be efficacious in the presence of tracking tools, is of prime importance.

Researchers have identified a gene that is responsible for the division and movement of marrow-derived, blood-forming stem cells, a finding that could have major implications for the future of bone marrow and blood cell transplantation.