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Review
. 2020 Apr;31(4):271-273.
doi: 10.1016/j.tem.2020.01.001. Epub 2020 Feb 5.

Wharton's Jelly MSCs: Potential Weapon to Sharpen for Our Battle against DM

Dina H Kassem  1 , Mohamed M Kamal  2
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Wharton's Jelly MSCs: Potential Weapon to Sharpen for Our Battle against DM

Dina H Kassem et al. Trends Endocrinol Metab. 2020 Apr.

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a devastating metabolic disease. Stem cell therapy provides great hope to all diabetic patients. Umbilical cord (UC) Wharton's jelly mesenchymal stem cells (WJ-MSCs) specifically provides a potential cell therapy for DM. In this article, we discuss major advantages of WJ-MSCs and challenges facing their clinical utility in DM.

Keywords: Wharton’s jelly; diabetes mellitus; insulin-producing cells; mesenchymal stem cells.

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