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SUBMITTER: Anton K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3319627 | biostudies-literature | 2012
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Anton Kevin K Banerjee Debabrata D Glod John J
PloS one 20120404 4
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) exhibit tropism for sites of tissue injury and tumors. However, the influence of the microenvironment on MSC phenotype and localization remains incompletely characterized. In this study, we begin to define a macrophage-induced MSC phenotype. These MSCs secrete interleukin-6 (IL-6), CCL5, and interferon gamma-induced protein-10 (CXCL10) and exhibit increased mobility in response to multiple soluble factors produced by macrophages including IL-8, CCL2, and CCL5. The p ...[more]