Research Article - (2015) Volume 5, Issue 6

Successful Mitigation of Radiation Injuries in Mice using Mesenchymal Stem Cells Genetically Modified to Secrete Extracellular Superoxide Dismutase

Weiwen Deng1*, Aly S. Abdel-Mageed1, Robert H. Connors2, Daniel W. Pietryga2, Anthony J. Senagore3, Troy A Giambernardi4 and Rick V. Hay4
1Pediatric Blood and Bone Marrow Transplantation Program, Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, MI, USA, E-mail: AlyAbdel@gmail.com
2Department of Surgery, Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, MI, USA, E-mail: AlyAbdel@gmail.com
3Department of Surgery, Butterworth Hospital, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, MI, USA, E-mail: AlyAbdel@gmail.com
4Laboratory of Noninvasive Imaging and Radiation Biology, Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, USA, E-mail: AlyAbdel@gmail.com
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