A Review of Stem Cell Translation and Potential Confounds by Cancer Stem Cells

Figure 1

A general scheme is presented to provide an overview on the migration of MSCs to an area of tissue injury. Top row shows the release of cytokines at the region of the tissue to attract the MSCs (rows 2 and 3). Upon reaching the tissue, the MSCs can self-renew and suppress the inflammation or can differentiate to replace the damaged tissue.