New Horizons: Novel Adrenal Regenerative Therapies
Author(s) -
Stefan R. Bornstein,
Maria Malyukov,
Carolin Heller,
Christian G. Ziegler,
Gerard RuizBabot,
Andreas Schedl,
Barbara Ludwig,
Charlotte Steenblock
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/clinem/dgaa438
Subject(s) - regenerative medicine , medicine , adrenal cortex , disease , neuroscience , new horizons , bioinformatics , adrenal insufficiency , stem cell , intensive care medicine , biology , genetics , engineering , spacecraft , aerospace engineering
Adrenal insufficiency requires lifelong corticoid replacement therapies. However, current therapies are not able to replace the physiological circadian pattern of the adrenal cortex and are associated with many metabolic, vascular, neuroendocrine, and mental perturbations. Therefore, regenerative and more curative strategies would be desirable. In the current perspective, we describe emerging new regenerative therapies for the treatment of adrenal insufficiency. In particular, we discuss gene therapy and cell replacement strategies. Furthermore, we discuss how adrenal cells might be used as a source for regenerative therapies of nonadrenal neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson disease.
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