User talk:Csilverman3

For the Dental Pulp Stem cell page, I removed any information that did not enhance the page and only negatively contributed to the overall flow of the page. Additionally, there were numerous grammatical errors that I fixed. Most importantly, in the "Definition," section of this page, the author made statements regarding the potential of these cells that could easily be misinterpreted by an individual without extensive knowledge of the current limits of stem cells in therapy, as the author made statements such as "osteocytes to generate bone," and "myocytes to repair muscle." While results of studies may have suggested their ability to do so, these statements could be interpreted as viable in humans, which has not yet been done successfully. Thus, I removed the "Definition," and instead, listed the types of cells that could result from the DPSC differentiation in the opening paragraph of this page. I also removed the "Sodium metaphosphate," section because I felt that it was a very randomly specific piece of information that did not really contribute much to the page. I also added information to the role of DPSCs into a "Regenerative dentistry" section, by specifically adding the role of DPSCs in increasing the effectiveness of bone formation during Distraction Osteogenesis. I also added how Calcined Tooth Powder- Culture Media can significantly increase levels of osteo/odontogenic markers in DPSCs.

For the mesenchymal stem cell page, the main edits I made in this page pertained to the "Clinical significance" section, to which I added results of studies that examined the potential use of mesenchymal stem cells in a genetic disorder, cystic fibrosis. I felt as though this was a necessary addition as initially, the page seemed to be lacking information regarding the potential these cells are showing for CF therapy. Specifically, I wrote about how MSCs can be used to correct the CFTR gene in vitro, which is mutated CF patients, and also how hMSCs can be used in combatting bacteria that CF patients are particularly vulnerable to.