Research Article

Endurance Exercise Mobilizes Developmentally Early Stem Cells into Peripheral Blood and Increases Their Number in Bone Marrow: Implications for Tissue Regeneration

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Effect of exercise on stem cell mobilization in healthy young volunteers. (a) The number of CD133+ and CD34+ VSELs (left) and CD133+ and CD34+ HSPCs (right) circulating in PB in young athletes after not exercising (control) or after running exercise (effort). (b) Quantitative real-time PCR changes in expression of Oct4, Sox2, and Nanog in PB mononuclear cells after running exercise (effort) compared with nonexercising subjects (control). Changes are shown compared with values detected in control volunteers (defined as 100%). (c) The number of EPCs (left panel) and MSCs (right panel) circulating in PB in young athletes after not exercising (control) or after running exercise (effort) ( volunteers/group).
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