Do side population hematopoietic stem cells promote wound healing in diabetic mice?
Side population-treated wounds healed more quickly than main population-or control-treated wounds in diabetic mice, suggesting that one stem cell subpopulation, but not the majority, harbors the potential for improving the healing process. Further studies are needed to investigate the mechanism of healing and to explore its potential as a therapeutic agent.
This case study shows that although single-patient rooms are more costly to build and operate, they can result in substantial savings compared with open-bay rooms by avoiding costs associated with nosocomial infections.