A discussion on adult mesenchymal stem cells for drug delivery: pros and cons

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Journal articles Spotlight on MSCs

Therapeutic Delivery Review by Lauren S Sherman, Alexandra Condé-Green, Oleta A Sandiford & Pranela Rameshwar (New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA) discussing drug delivery by MSCs, looking at the benefits of MSCs and discuss challenges that require further scientific exploration for MSCs to successfully be used to deliver pharmacological agents and regenerate tissues.

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are emerging as candidates for acting directly as therapeutics, as well as indirectly as delivery agents for other therapeutics, thanks to characteristics such as their ease of isolation and homing abilities. This Review by Lauren S Sherman, Alexandra Condé-Green, Oleta A Sandiford & Pranela Rameshwar (New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA) discusses the advantages of MSCs as therapeutic agents and roadbloacks that require further scientific exploration.

Lauren S Sherman, Alexandra Condé-Green, Oleta A Sandiford, Pranela Rameshwar. A discussion on adult mesenchymal stem cells for drug delivery: pros and cons. Thera. Deliv. 6(12), 1335—1346 (2016).