Figure 7. Soluble factors play a role in the effects of IV MSCs in vivo.
Figure 7 shows a working biological model of how MSCs may function biologically when delivered IV after HS. MSC attach to pulmonary vascular endothelial cells in the lungs where they produce soluble factor(s) that affect vascular stability in the lungs through modulation of AJs, TJs and checking inflammation. We hypothesize that the soluble factor(s) produced promote local and systemic vascular stability.
