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Article: Schepens Scientists Identify Key to Integrating Transplanted Nerve Cells Into Injured Tissue; Discovery Promises to Make Retina, Spinal Cord and Other Central Nervous System Transplants Possible.
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- April 26, 2007
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Byline: Schepens Eye Research Institute
BOSTON, April 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- Scientists at the Schepens Eye Research Institute, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, have identified a key mechanism for successfully transplanting tissue into the adult central nervous system. The study found that a molecule known as MMP-2 (which is induced by stem cells) has the ability to break down barriers on the outer surface of a damaged retina and allow healthy donor cells to integrate and wire themselves into remaining recipient tissue. The finding, reported in the current issue (April 25, 2007) of the Journal of Neuroscience, holds great promise not only for patients ...