MedStar Diabetes Research Funds Supports Research for Stromal Cells in Diabetes
Congratulations are in order to the research team from
MedStar Union Memorial Hospital and the Orthobiologic Labatory! The team, led
by Zijun Zhang, included Lew Schon, Young Cho, Reed Mitchell, Sharada Paudel,
and Tyler Feltham, recently published their research, "Compromised
Antibacterial Function of Multipotent Stromal Cells in Diabetes ",
in Stem Cells and Development.
This research was funded by the MedStar Diabetes Research
Grant in 2016. The study analyzes multipotent stormal
cells (MSCs) of persons with diabetes and examines the weakened ability to
fight off bacterial infection. The study
team isolated MSCs from the bone marrow of 9 diabetic and non-diabetic donors. These cells were examined for bacterial
growth and treated with or without cultures of E. coli. The results concluded that MSCs of persons
with diabetes are deficient in antibacterial infection, including the diminished
potential to fight off the growth of bacteria.
You can read more about this great work in the press release
here.
**The Request For Proposal (RFP) is now available for the 2019 MedStar Diabetes Research Grant. Applications are due by 11:59 PM on May 13, 2019. For more information on Intramural Grant Opportunities, please visit our website.**
**The Request For Proposal (RFP) is now available for the 2019 MedStar Diabetes Research Grant. Applications are due by 11:59 PM on May 13, 2019. For more information on Intramural Grant Opportunities, please visit our website.**
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