Combinatorial treatment of bone marrow stem cells and stromal cell-derived factor 1 improves glycemia and insulin production in diabetic mice

► SDF-1 is a stem cell homing factor. ► We examined bone marrow stem cell homing in the pancreas using SDF-1. ► Stem cells were successfully recruited by SDF-1. ► Treatment with bone marrow stem cells and SDF-1 improved diabetes.