"Researchers Identify Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Human Arteries"
Researchers have identified, in situ and in vivo, adventitial CD90+ and mesenchymal stem cells in human arteries for the first time. This is the first paper to show the existence of those cells in adult human vessels and provide a clear link of these cells to vascular disease. "The next step is to delve more deeply into the biology of these cells, and to identify specific ways to manipulate these cells as a clinical therapeutic tool," said senior author Jason Kovacic, MD, PhD, associate professor of medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
- Jason Kovacic, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai