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Pericytes of Multiple Organs Do Not Behave as Mesenchymal Stem Cells In Vivo

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It is shown that the transcription factor Tbx18 selectively marks pericytes and vascular smooth muscle cells in multiple organs of adult mouse and suggests that the plasticity observed in vitro or following transplantation in  vivo arises from artificial cell manipulations ex vivo.
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This article is published in Cell Stem Cell.The article was published on 2017-03-02 and is currently open access. It has received 373 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Mural cell & Stromal cell.

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Mesenchymal stem cell perspective: cell biology to clinical progress

TL;DR: The expansive and growing field of MSC research is teaching us basic human cell biology as well as how to use this type of cell for cellular therapy in a variety of clinical settings, and while much promise is evident, careful new work is still needed.
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Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Time to Change the Name!

TL;DR: The name of MSCs should be changed to Medicinal Signaling Cells to more accurately reflect the fact that these cells home in on sites of injury or disease and secrete bioactive factors that are immunomodulatory and trophic (regenerative) meaning thatThese cells make therapeutic drugs in situ that are medicinal.
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The Biology of Regeneration Failure and Success After Spinal Cord Injury.

TL;DR: The perineuronal net and how chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans deposited in both the glial scar and net impede axonal outgrowth at the level of the growth cone are discussed.
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A robust and high-throughput Cre reporting and characterization system for the whole mouse brain

TL;DR: A set of Cre reporter mice with strong, ubiquitous expression of fluorescent proteins of different spectra is generated and enables direct visualization of fine dendritic structures and axonal projections of the labeled neurons, which is useful in mapping neuronal circuitry, imaging and tracking specific cell populations in vivo.
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Regeneration beyond the glial scar

TL;DR: Chondroitin and keratan sulphate proteoglycans are among the main inhibitory extracellular matrix molecules that are produced by reactive astrocytes in the glial scar, and they are believed to play a crucial part in regeneration failure.
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Pericytes: developmental, physiological, and pathological perspectives, problems, and promises.

TL;DR: The history of investigations into pericytes, the mural cells of blood microvessels, are reviewed, emerging concepts are indicated, and problems and promise are pointed out.
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Socializing with the Neighbors: Stem Cells and Their Niche

TL;DR: This review, which examines adult stem cell niches and their impact on stem cell biology, highlights the importance of understanding how stem cells interact with their microenvironment to establish and maintain their properties.
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