Human Umbilical Cord-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Not Only Ameliorate Blood Glucose but Also Protect Vascular Endothelium from Diabetic Damage through a Paracrine Mechanism Mediated by MAPK/ERK Signaling

Scientists conducted in vivo experiment on streptozotocin-induced diabetic rat model to test body weight, fasting blood glucose, serum ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 levels, histopathology and immunohistochemical staining of aorta segments.