Does prenatal cadmium exposure affect fetal and child growth?
Placental transport of cadmium is limited. However, prenatal cadmium exposure may have a detrimental effect on head circumference at birth and child growth in the first 3years of life.
These data demonstrate that MSC induce T(reg) in vivo and reduce allergen-driven pathology. Multiple T(reg) dependent and independent mechanisms of therapeutic action are employed by MSC.