Ya-Li Yang

Role of Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Differentiate into β Cells in the Pancreatic Microenvironment

Chun-Yan Deng, Ya-Li Yang, Feng Gao, Hui Qi & Fu-Rong Li · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2015

Aims: Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) can differentiate into multiple cell types including insulin-producing cells. However, these cells usually cannot be directed to efficiently differentiate into β cells in vitro. The present study aimed to explore whether the pancreatic microenv...