New insights into the morphogenic role of stromal cells and their relevance for regenerative medicine. lessons from the heart

Telocytes, exosomes, gap junctions and the cytoskeleton: the makings of a primitive nervous system?

(2014) John Smythies et al.   Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience

Mechanobiology and Developmental Control

(2013) Tadanori Mammoto et al.   Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology

Stem cell stimulation of endogenous myocyte regeneration

(2013) Brian R. Weil et al.   CLINICAL SCIENCE

Emerging rules for inducing organ regeneration

(2012) Ioannis V. Yannas   BIOMATERIALS

Epithelial mesenchymal transition from a natural gestational orchestration to a bizarre cancer disturbance

(2012) Reza Shirkoohi   CANCER SCIENCE

Mechanosensitive mechanisms in transcriptional regulation

(2012) Akiko Mammoto et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Cardiac telocytes were decreased during myocardial infarction and their therapeutic effects for ischaemic heart in rat

(2012) Baoyin Zhao et al.   JOURNAL OF CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE

In vivo reprogramming of murine cardiac fibroblasts into induced cardiomyocytes

(2012) Li Qian et al.   NATURE

Origin of Developmental Precursors Dictates the Pathophysiologic Role of Cardiac Fibroblasts

(2012) Jeffrey R. Crawford et al.   Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research

The Dynamic Role of Cardiac Fibroblasts in Development and Disease

(2012) Jacquelyn D. Lajiness et al.   Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research

Cardiac mesenchymal stem cells contribute to scar formation after myocardial infarction

(2011) Signe Carlson et al.   CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH

Mesenchymal stromal cells affect cardiomyocyte growth through juxtacrine Notch-1/Jagged-1 signaling and paracrine mechanisms: Clues for cardiac regeneration

(2011) Chiara Sassoli et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR CARDIOLOGY

Dermal matrix scaffold engineered with adult mesenchymal stem cells and platelet-rich plasma as a potential tool for tissue repair and regeneration

(2011) Lucia Formigli et al.   Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

Transient Regenerative Potential of the Neonatal Mouse Heart

(2011) E. R. Porrello et al.   SCIENCE

Alternative origins of stroma in normal organs and disease

(2011) Mikhail G. Kolonin et al.   Stem Cell Research

Direct Reprogramming of Fibroblasts into Functional Cardiomyocytes by Defined Factors

(2010) Masaki Ieda et al.   CELL

Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells Stimulate Cardiac Stem Cell Proliferation and Differentiation

(2010) Konstantinos E. Hatzistergos et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

Cardiomyocyte precursors and telocytes in epicardial stem cell niche: electron microscope images

(2010) Mihaela Gherghiceanu et al.   JOURNAL OF CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE

Telocytes in human epicardium

(2010) L. M. Popescu et al.   JOURNAL OF CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE

TELOCYTES - a case of serendipity: the winding way from Interstitial Cells of Cajal (ICC), via Interstitial Cajal-Like Cells (ICLC) to TELOCYTES

(2010) L. M. Popescu et al.   JOURNAL OF CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE

Telocytes as supporting cells for myocardial tissue organization in developing and adult heart

(2010) Daniele Bani et al.   JOURNAL OF CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE

De novo generation of white adipocytes from the myeloid lineage via mesenchymal intermediates is age, adipose depot, and gender specific

(2010) S. M. Majka et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition-Derived Cells Exhibit Multilineage Differentiation Potential Similar to Mesenchymal Stem Cells

(2010) Venkata Lokesh Battula et al.   STEM CELLS

Fibroblasts Facilitate the Engraftment of Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes on Three-Dimensional Collagen Matrices and Aggregation in Hanging Drops

(2010) Kurt Pfannkuche et al.   STEM CELLS AND DEVELOPMENT

Origin of Cardiac Fibroblasts and the Role of Periostin

(2009) Paige Snider et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

Fibroblasts Inform the Heart: Control of Cardiomyocyte Cycling and Size by Age-Dependent Paracrine Signals

(2009) Michela Noseda et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Cardiac Fibroblasts Regulate Myocardial Proliferation through β1 Integrin Signaling

(2009) Masaki Ieda et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

A distinct type of cell in myocardium: interstitial Cajal-like cells (ICLCs)

(2009) S. Kostin et al.   JOURNAL OF CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE

Cardiac interstitial cells express GATA4 and control dedifferentiation and cell cycle re-entry of adult cardiomyocytes

(2009) Tania Zaglia et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR CARDIOLOGY

The cardiovascular unit as a dynamic player in disease and regeneration

(2009) Simonetta Ausoni et al.   TRENDS IN MOLECULAR MEDICINE

The Role of a Human Hematopoietic Mesenchymal Progenitor in Wound Healing and Fibrotic Diseases and Implications for Therapy

(2009) Sabrina Mattoli et al.   Current Stem Cell Research & Therapy

Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Revisiting History, Concepts, and Assays

(2008) Paolo Bianco et al.   Cell Stem Cell

In Search of the In Vivo Identity of Mesenchymal Stem Cells

(2008) Lindolfo da Silva Meirelles et al.   STEM CELLS

A Population of Multipotent CD34-Positive Adipose Stromal Cells Share Pericyte and Mesenchymal Surface Markers, Reside in a Periendothelial Location, and Stabilize Endothelial Networks

(2007) Dmitry O. Traktuev et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

Cellular and molecular mechanisms of fibrosis

(2007) TA Wynn   JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY