Portions of this study were reported in abstract form in 1983 Clin. Res. 31:347a. (Abstr.) Dr. Laurence is a Clinician-Scientist of the American Heart Association and an Academic Fellow of the William S. Paley Foundation. Dr. Gottlieb is a fellow of the Hartford Foundation. Received for publication 16 June 1983 and in revised form 26 August 1983. ically applicable substances which are pable of ...

mesenchymal stem cells (mscs),as the major stem cells for cell therapy, have been studied from different aspects in pre-clinical and clinical settings for more than a decade. these cells modulate the immune system (humoral and cellular immune responses) in vitro by producing soluble factors (anti-inflammatory molecules) and/or making cell-cell contacts. hence they could be used in regenerative ...

multiple sclerosis (ms) is an autoimmune disease of central nervous system. since different types of immune cells are involved in ms pathogenesis, in this study we aimed to evaluate serum levels of several immunological components including soluble cd4 (scd4), scd8, scd163, and immunoglobulins as markers of activity of t-cells, macrophages, and b-cells in different types of ms. serum levels of ...