Cell therapy: A boon for patients with liver disease

Washington, June 7 (IANS): Researchers have shown that cell therapy may be used in liver disease to regenerate liver cells, says a study. Investigators discovered that a human embryonic stem cell can

By: Admin | | Updated: June 9, 2013 11:44 am

Washington, June 7 (IANS): Researchers have shown that cell therapy may be used in liver disease to regenerate liver cells, says a study. Investigators discovered that a human embryonic stem cell can be differentiated into a previously unknown liver progenitor cell, an early offspring of a stem cell, and produce mature and functional liver cells, reports Science Daily. Also Read - New anti-ageing technique will help you live up to 150

‘The discovery of the novel progenitor represents a fundamental advance in this field and potentially to the liver regeneration field using cell therapy,’ said the study’s senior author, Valerie Gouon-Evans, PharmD, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Black Family Stem Cell Institute, at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. ‘Until now, liver transplantation has been the most successful treatment for people with liver failure, but we have a drastic shortage of organs. This discovery may help circumvent that problem.’The study has been published in the journal Cell Stem Cell. Also Read - Cell therapy brings new fertility hope for women with early menopause

Published : June 9, 2013 11:42 am | Updated:June 9, 2013 11:44 am

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