We report here that cells co-purifying with mesenchymal stem cells—termed here multipotent
adult progenitor cells or MAPCs—differentiate, at the single cell level, not only into …

Skeletal muscle atrophy and weakness are thought to be stimulated by tumor necrosis factor
α (TNF‐α) in a variety of chronic diseases. However, little is known about the direct effects of …

Viral pandemics, such as the one caused by SARS-CoV-2, pose an imminent threat to
humanity. Because of its recent emergence, there is a paucity of information regarding viral …

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has infected 78 million
individuals and is responsible for over 1.7 million deaths to date. Infection is associated with the …

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas (PDACs) are highly metastatic with poor prognosis, mainly
due to delayed detection. We hypothesized that intercellular communication is critical for …

SARS-CoV-2 has caused the COVID-19 pandemic. There is an urgent need for physiological
models to study SARS-CoV-2 infection using human disease-relevant cells. COVID-19 …

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease results in >19 million deaths annually, and coronary
heart disease accounts for the majority of this toll. Despite major advances in treatment of …

Disclosures: MR Looney reported" other" from Neutrolis outside the submitted work. RE
Schwartz is a Sponsored Advisory Board Member for Miromatrix Inc. JD Spicer reported …

We have derived from normal human, mouse, and rat postnatal bone marrow primitive,
multipotent adult progenitor cells (MAPCs) that can differentiate into most mesodermal cells and …

Background Coronary calcium identified by electron-beam computed tomography (EBCT)
correlates poorly with luminal atherosclerotic narrowing, but calcium, an intimate part of …