We have isolated and thoroughly characterised a population of skeletal muscle-derived stem cells (MDSCs) that enhance repair of damaged skeletal muscle fibres by directly differentiating into ...

Hormones can be paracrine, endocrine or autocrine factors. The Activin-A precursor protein undergoes proteolytic processing by furin and other proteases. Here the authors identify that kallikrein ...

To test for paracrine effects, the researchers infected ... confirming that secreted factors from the normal parasites supported their growth. "When we measured pro-inflammatory molecules ...