title: Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells prevent alopecia areata development through the inhibition of NKG2D expression: A pilot study.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Inha Hospital and Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.|Translational Research Center, Inha Hospital, Department of Molecular Biomedicine, Inha Research Institute for Medical Science, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Ji Won
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Byun
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Inha Hospital and Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.|Translational Research Center, Inha Hospital, Department of Molecular Biomedicine, Inha Research Institute for Medical Science, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyo Jin
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Translational Research Center, Inha Hospital, Department of Molecular Biomedicine, Inha Research Institute for Medical Science, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Kwangmin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Na
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Inha Hospital and Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Hye Soo
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Inha Hospital and Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Hee Jin
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Translational Research Center, Inha Hospital, Department of Molecular Biomedicine, Inha Research Institute for Medical Science, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.|SCM Lifescience Co., Ltd., Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Sun Uk
authors.initials: SU
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Translational Research Center, Inha Hospital, Department of Molecular Biomedicine, Inha Research Institute for Medical Science, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.|Convergent Research Center for Metabolism and Immunoregulation, Inha University, Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Myung-Shin
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Jeon
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Inha Hospital and Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.|Translational Research Center, Inha Hospital, Department of Molecular Biomedicine, Inha Research Institute for Medical Science, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Gwang Seong
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Choi
mesh_terms: D000506:Alopecia Areata / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000818:Animals; D018414:CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D045164:Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation; D051379:Mice; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D055655:NK Cell Lectin-Like Receptor Subfamily K / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: C527086:Klrk1 protein, mouse; D055655:NK Cell Lectin-Like Receptor Subfamily K; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D007371:Interferon-gamma
keywords: 
  IFNG
  ; NKG2D; alopecia areata; immunosuppression; mesenchymal stem cells