Circulating osteoprogenitor (COP) cells have a mixed immune and mesenchymal progenitor function in humans.
Jack FeehanMacsue JaquesDmitri KondrikovNir EynonTissa WijeratneVasso ApostolopoulosJeffrey M GimbleWilliam D HillGustavo DuquePublished in: Stem cells (Dayton, Ohio) (2023)
COP cells are a unique but functionally similar population to BM-MSCs and ASCs, sharing their proliferation and differentiation capacity, thus presenting an accessible source of MSCs with strong potential for translational regenerative medicine strategies.