PMID- 25364723 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20141103 LR - 20220330 IS - 2296-634X (Print) IS - 2296-634X (Electronic) IS - 2296-634X (Linking) VI - 2 DP - 2014 TI - Stem cell transplantation improves aging-related diseases. PG - 16 LID - 10.3389/fcell.2014.00016 [doi] LID - 16 AB - Aging is a complex process of damage accumulation, and has been viewed as experimentally and medically intractable. The number of patients with age-associated diseases such as type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), osteoporosis, Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease, atherosclerosis, and cancer has increased recently. Aging-related diseases are related to a deficiency of the immune system, which results from an aged thymus and bone marrow cells. Intra bone marrow-bone marrow transplantation (IBM-BMT) is a useful method to treat intractable diseases. This review summarizes findings that IBM-BMT can improve and treat aging-related diseases, including T2DM, osteoporosis and AD, in animal models. FAU - Ikehara, Susumu AU - Ikehara S AD - Department of Stem Cell Disorders, Kansai Medical University Hirakata, Osaka, Japan. FAU - Li, Ming AU - Li M AD - Department of Stem Cell Disorders, Kansai Medical University Hirakata, Osaka, Japan. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20140502 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Cell Dev Biol JT - Frontiers in cell and developmental biology JID - 101630250 PMC - PMC4206983 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Alzheimer's disease OT - aging-related diseases OT - bone marrow transplantation OT - osteoporosis OT - type 2 diabetes mellitus EDAT- 2014/11/05 06:00 MHDA- 2014/11/05 06:01 PMCR- 2014/01/01 CRDT- 2014/11/04 06:00 PHST- 2014/02/11 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/04/14 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/11/04 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/11/05 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/11/05 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2014/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fcell.2014.00016 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Cell Dev Biol. 2014 May 2;2:16. doi: 10.3389/fcell.2014.00016. eCollection 2014.