Do mesenchymal cells stay localized to the injection site? Is there any risk of them traveling throughout the body?
MSC’s do stay localized to the injection site across multiple studies. This is likely linked to the fact that they generally do not circulate in the bloodstream like other adult stem cell types and are primarily found resident in the tissues they serve.
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