Open AccessProceedings: Moving Toward Cell‐Based Therapies for Liver Disease
Author(s) -
Kadyk Lisa C.,
Collins Lila R.,
Littman Neil J.,
Millan Maria T.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
stem cells translational medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.781
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 2157-6580
pISSN - 2157-6564
DOI - 10.5966/sctm.2014-0276
Subject(s) - induced pluripotent stem cell , progenitor cell , liver disease , stem cell , transplantation , liver transplantation , cell , cell therapy , bioinformatics , liver cell , medicine , disease , biology , cancer research , embryonic stem cell , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , gene
Liver cell transplantation holds potential for the treatment of liver failure, end‐stage liver disease, and liver‐based inborn errors of metabolism; however, the field is in search of a suitable cell therapeutic. Recent progress with tissue‐derived stem/progenitor cells and pluripotent stem cell‐derived cells may contribute to the generation of a well‐characterized source of engraftable and functional liver cells.