Established tumors are complex masses that contain not only neoplastic cells but also nontransformed cellular elements such as stromal cells, the neovasculature, and the full gamut of immune cells. However, evidence suggests that, unlike cells found in lymphoid organs that productively respond to acute infections, immune cells in tumors are dysregulated and functionally impaired. Tumor masses c...

Articular cartilage disorders and injuries often result in life long chronic pain and compromised quality of life, thus regeneration of articular cartilage is a persistent challenge to medical science. One of the most promising therapeutic approaches is cell based tissue engineering which provides a healthy population of cells to the injured site and requires differentiated chondrocytes from th...

Abstract INTRODUCTION Our group has previously shown that Adoptive Cellular Therapy (ACT) is efficacious against CNS malignancies including medulloblastoma, brain stem glioma, and glioblastoma. In this study, we characterized the spatial distribution of immune cells within tumor microenvironment after ACT conducted regional genomic analysis in situ to obtain insights into underlying cellular dy...

The mammary gland is a unique organ that continually undergoes postnatal developmental changes. In mice, the mammary gland is formed via signals from terminal end buds, which direct ductal growth and elongation. Intriguingly, it is likely that the entire cellular repertoire of the mammary gland is formed from a single antecedent cell. Furthermore, in order to produce progeny of varied lineages ...