Summarized by Masters of Longevity from Science Daily - Health & Medicine.
Hidden tendon and ligament stem cells are the focus of a research article explaining how these cells may drive ligament overgrowth in spinal stenosis and what that implies for future study.
Key Takeaways
- Researchers identified a tendon/ligament stem cell population present in both mice and humans.
- In lumbar spinal stenosis these stem cells show increased activity associated with ligament overgrowth.
- Reducing calcium signaling in mice halted the abnormal ligament growth linked to stenosis.
