Introduction to regenerative medicine and tissue engineering
Titel:
Introduction to regenerative medicine and tissue engineering
Auteur:
Stoltz, J.-F. Decot, V. Huseltein, C. He, X. Zhang, L. Magdalou, J. Li, Y.P. Menu, P. Li, N. Wang, Y.Y. de Isla, N. Bensoussan, D.
Verschenen in:
Bio-medical materials and engineering
Paginering:
Jaargang 22 (2012) nr. 1-3 pagina's 3-16
Jaar:
2012-07-05
Inhoud:
Human tissues don't regenerate spontaneously, explaining why regenerative medicine and cell therapy represent a promising alternative treatment (autologous cells or stem cells of different origins). The principle is simple: cells are collected, expanded and introduced with or without modification into injured tissues or organs. Among middle-term therapeutic applications, cartilage defects, bone repair, cardiac insufficiency, burns, liver or bladder, neurodegenerative disorders could be considered.