Cell transplantation articles from across Nature Portfolio

A new transplantation site in the abdomen, the subanterior rectus sheath, is shown to allow for functional maturation of stem-cell-derived islet cells and improved glycemic control in a proof-of-principle study involving four nonhuman primates.

Few therapies for spinal cord injury (SCI) have successfully reached the clinic, owing to the complex nature of the injury. This Review highlights two potential new multi-target therapeutic strategies for SCI: olfactory mucosa-derived mesenchymal stromal cells and heparan sulfate mimetics.

Natural killer (NK) cells have a primordial role in tumour immunosurveillance. Given their potent antitumour activity, therapeutic manipulation of NK cells provides an attractive strategy for cancer treatment. This Review discusses new approaches to activate NK cells, increase their proliferation in vivo and increase their capacity to recognize tumour cells.