05/23/2019 / By Evangelyn Rodriguez
In this study published in the journal Nutrition Research, researchers from Sungkyunkwan University in South Korea investigated the proliferative effect of apple ethanol extract on human adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ADSCs) and human cord blood-derived mesenchymal stem cells (CB-MSCs). They also identified the possible molecular mechanisms behind its beneficial effects.
Based on these findings, the researchers concluded that the beneficial effect of apple extract on the proliferation of ASCs may overcome the limitation in their therapeutic use in tissue regeneration and maintenance of stem cell homeostasis.
Journal Reference:
Lee J, Shin MS, Kim MO, Jang S, Oh SW, Kang M, Jung K, Park YS, Lee J. APPLE ETHANOL EXTRACT PROMOTES PROLIFERATION OF HUMAN ADULT STEM CELLS, WHICH INVOLVES THE REGENERATIVE POTENTIAL OF STEM CELLS. Nutrition Research. September 2016;36(9):925–936. DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2016.06.010
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