TY - JOUR T1 - Mobilisation of mesenchymal cells into blood in response to skeletal muscle injury JF - British Journal of Sports Medicine JO - Br J Sports Med SP - 719 LP - 722 DO - 10.1136/bjsm.2006.028639 VL - 40 IS - 8 AU - M Ramírez AU - A Lucia AU - F Gómez-Gallego AU - J Esteve-Lanao AU - A Pérez-Martínez AU - C Foster AU - A L Andreu AU - M A Martin AU - L Madero AU - J Arenas AU - J García-Castro Y1 - 2006/08/01 UR - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/40/8/719.abstract N2 - Mesenchymal cells recruited to damaged tissues must circulate through the bloodstream. The absolute numbers of circulating mesenchymal stem cells (cMSCs) in two different models of acute and chronic skeletal muscle injury were determined. cMSCs were present in significantly higher numbers in both models than in healthy controls. These results support the hypothesis that MSCs are mobilised into the bloodstream after skeletal muscle tissue damage. These two models (acute and chronic) would be of value in the search for molecular mediators of mobilisation of MSCs into the circulation. ER -