Antimicrobial peptides secreted by equine mesenchymal stromal cells inhibit the growth of bacteria commonly found in skin wounds

Antimicrobial peptides secreted by equine mesenchymal stromal cells inhibit the growth of bacteria commonly found in skin wounds

Abstract Background The prevalence of chronic skin wounds in humans is high, and treatment is often complicated by the presence of pathogenic bacteria. Therefore, safe and innovative treatments to reduce the bacterial load in cutaneous wounds are needed. Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC) are known to...

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Main Authors: Rebecca M. Harman, Steven Yang, Megan K. He, Gerlinde R. Van de Walle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2017-07-01
Series:Stem Cell Research & Therapy
Subjects:
Equine mesenchymal stromal cells
Antimicrobial peptides
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13287-017-0610-6

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