Editorial
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World J Stem Cells. Feb 26, 2011; 3(2): 9-18
Published online Feb 26, 2011. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v3.i2.9
Progenitor cells as remote "bioreactors": Neuroprotection via modulation of the systemic inflammatory response
Peter A Walker, Phillip A Letourneau, Supinder Bedi, Shinil K Shah, Fernando Jimenez, Charles S Cox Jr
Peter A Walker, Phillip A Letourneau, Shinil K Shah, Charles S Cox Jr, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, United States
Peter A Walker, Supinder Bedi, Shinil K Shah, Fernando Jimenez, Charles S Cox Jr, Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, United States
Shinil K Shah, Charles S Cox Jr, Michael E DeBakey Institute for Comparative Cardiovascular Science and Biomedical Devices, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX 77840, United States
Author contributions: Walker PA, Letourneau PA, Bedi S, Shah SK, Jimenez F and Cox CS Jr wrote this editorial together.
Supported by Grants NIH T32 GM 08 79201; M01 RR 02558; Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital Foundation
Correspondence to: Charles S Cox Jr, MD, Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, 6431 Fannin Street, MSB 5.236, Houston, TX 77030, United States. charles.s.cox@uth.tmc.edu
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Received: May 19, 2010
Revised: January 5, 2011
Accepted: January 12, 2011
Published online: February 26, 2011
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