EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & DIABETES, vol.122, no.3, pp.179-189, 2014 (SCI-Expanded)
Background: Previously, we isolated stem cells from rat pancreatic islets (rPI-SCs) with similar characteristics of bone-marrow derived-mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). We aimed to investigate the immunomodulatory effects of them on stimulated T-cells.