Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Reprogram Adult Cardiomyocytes Toward a Progenitor-Like State Through Partial Cell Fusion and Mitochondria Transfer

Cutting Edge: Membrane Nanotubes In Vivo: A Feature of MHC Class II + Cells in the Mouse Cornea

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Mesenchymal stem cells rescue cardiomyoblasts from cell death in an in vitro ischemia model via direct cell-to-cell connections

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Cytoplasm and organelle transfer between mesenchymal multipotent stromal cells and renal tubular cells in co-culture

(2010) Egor Y. Plotnikov et al.   EXPERIMENTAL CELL RESEARCH

Paracrine mechanisms of stem cell reparative and regenerative actions in the heart

(2010) Maria Mirotsou et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR CARDIOLOGY

Zebrafish heart regeneration occurs by cardiomyocyte dedifferentiation and proliferation

(2010) Chris Jopling et al.   NATURE

Osteoblastic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells with platelet lysate

(2009) Nathalie Chevallier et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Selective block of tunneling nanotube (TNT) formation inhibits intercellular organelle transfer between PC12 cells

(2009) Nickolay V. Bukoreshtliev et al.   FEBS LETTERS

Prions hijack tunnelling nanotubes for intercellular spread

(2009) Karine Gousset et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Forced Alignment of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Undergoing Cardiomyogenic Differentiation Affects Functional Integration With Cardiomyocyte Cultures

(2008) Daniël A. Pijnappels et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

Intercellular transfer mediated by tunneling nanotubes

(2008) Hans-Hermann Gerdes et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN CELL BIOLOGY

The art of cellular communication: tunneling nanotubes bridge the divide

(2008) Steffen Gurke et al.   HISTOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY

Cell-to-cell cross-talk between mesenchymal stem cells and cardiomyocytes in co-culture

(2008) E. Y. Plotnikov et al.   JOURNAL OF CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE

Membrane nanotubes physically connect T cells over long distances presenting a novel route for HIV-1 transmission

(2008) Stefanie Sowinski et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Express Cardiac-Specific Markers, Retain the Stromal Phenotype, and Do Not Become Functional Cardiomyocytes In Vitro

(2008) Robert A. Rose et al.   STEM CELLS

Bone marrow progenitor cells contribute to repair and remodeling of the lung and heart in a rat model of progressive pulmonary hypertension

(2007) Jeffrey L. Spees et al.   FASEB JOURNAL