Nature Communications (May 2020)

Cas9-AAV6-engineered human mesenchymal stromal cells improved cutaneous wound healing in diabetic mice

  • Waracharee Srifa,
  • Nina Kosaric,
  • Alvaro Amorin,
  • Othmane Jadi,
  • Yujin Park,
  • Sruthi Mantri,
  • Joab Camarena,
  • Geoffrey C. Gurtner,
  • Matthew Porteus

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16065-3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Human mesenchymal stromal cells are a promising source for cell-based therapies. Here the authors use Cas9 to engineer lines that secrete PDGF-BB and VEFGA for improving wound healing.