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Unraveling how stem cells from gum tissue accelerate wound healing
Shi, Songtao.stem cells in the gums

To assist with wound healing, mesenchymal stem cells from the gum tissue secrete extracellular vesicles (labeled red) that contain the anti-inflammatory signaling molecule IL-1RA (labeled green). 

Unraveling how stem cells from gum tissue accelerate wound healing

Gum tissue stem cells heal twice as fast as skin, and researchers are determining their potential in accelerated wound healing research.

Katherine Unger Baillie