Preface.

abstract：:Treatment of metastatic melanoma is a challenge for clinicians as most agents have failed to demonstrate improved survival in phase III trials. Despite the immunogenicity of this tumor entity, different immunological interventions including cytokine therapy, vaccination, biochemotherapy or allogeneic hematopoietic cel...

journal_title：Current stem cell research & therapy

authors： Zeiser R,Schnitzler M,Andrlova H,Hellige T,Meiss F

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Connections between inflammation and cancer are a rapidly developing field. Some gastrointestinal tract cancers arise from infection, chronic irritation, and ensuing inflammation. Cellular effectors and mediators are important constituents of the tumor microenvironment, including neoplastic, stromal, and migratory hem...

journal_title：Current stem cell research & therapy

authors： Zhang L,Song X,Mohri Y,Qiao L

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The intestinal mucosa has an amazing regenerative capacity, enabling rapid restoration of its physiological functions following injury. The ability to do this resides with the epithelial stem cells located within glandular invaginations in the mucosal surface. Recent advances toward the isolation and characterization ...

journal_title：Current stem cell research & therapy

authors： Day RM

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the existence of cancer stem cells (CSCs) has been demonstrated in colorectal cancer, further investigation is hindered by controversies over their surface markers. The sphere formation assay is widely used as in vitro method for derivation and characterization of CSCs based on the intrinsic self-renewal prop...

journal_title：Current stem cell research & therapy

authors： Wu H,Zhang H,Hu Y,Xia Q,Liu C,Li Y,Yu B,Gu T,Zhang X,Yu X,Kong W

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are ideal candidates for different cellular therapies due to their simple isolation, extensive expansion potential, and low immunogenicity. For various therapeutic approaches, such as bone and cartilage repair, MSCs are expected to replace the damaged tissues by direct differentiation. Ho...

journal_title：Current stem cell research & therapy

authors： Kuang W,Xu X,Lin J,Cao Y,Xu Y,Chen L,Jin L,Tan J

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the past several years, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) derived from adult tissue have rapidly moved from in vitro and animal studies into clinical trials as a therapeutic modality for a diverse group of clinical applications, including head and neck reconstruction. For many diseases, cell therapy could affect th...

journal_title：Current stem cell research & therapy

authors： Hanson S,Thibeault SL,Hematti P

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regenerative medicine (RM) is an interdisciplinary field that uses different approaches to accelerate the repair and regeneration or replace damaged or diseased human cells or tissues to achieve normal tissue function. These approaches include the stimulation of the body's own repair processes, transplantation of prog...

journal_title：Current stem cell research & therapy

authors： Asgharzad S,Alizadeh A,Arab S

更新日期：2021-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Intervertebral disc (IVD) disorders, especially degenerative disc disease, reduce the quality of life, and are short of effective therapy. A new direction for treatment of chronic tissue and organ diseases is to promote regeneration by harnessing endogenous repair mechanisms. In this review, we discuss the potential o...

journal_title：Current stem cell research & therapy

authors： Li Z,Peroglio M,Alini M,Grad S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute renal failure (ARF) resulting from ischemic or toxic insults remains a major health care problem because of its grave prognosis and the limited effectiveness of available treatment modalities. Current treatment options for ARF are limited to supportive measures and preventive strategies, none of which ...

journal_title：Current stem cell research & therapy

authors： Mohamed MI,Attia FM,Atwa KA

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Telomeres are the protective end caps of eukaryotic chromosomes and they decide the proliferative lifespan of somatic cells, as the guardians of the cell replication. Telomere length in leucocytes reflects telomere length in other somatic cells. Leucocyte telomere length can be a biomarker of human ageing. The risk of...

journal_title：Current stem cell research & therapy

authors： Celtikci B,Erkmen GK,Dikmen ZG

更新日期：2020-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Defects in articular cartilage injury and chronic osteoarthritis are very widespread and common, and the ability of injured cartilage to repair itself is limited. Stem cell-based cartilage tissue engineering provides a promising therapeutic option for articular cartilage damage. However, the application of the techniq...

journal_title：Current stem cell research & therapy

authors： Chen Y,Ouyang X,Wu Y,Guo S,Xie Y,Wang G

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Autoimmune disease is a refractory disease. Accumulating Evidence has revealed that the manipulation of mesenchymal stem cells may have the potential to control or even treat autoimmune diseases. Human gingiva-derived mesenchymal stem cells (GMSCs) are emerging as a new line of mesenchymal stem cells that ha...

journal_title：Current stem cell research & therapy

authors： Huang F,Liu ZM,Zheng SG

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast cancer stem cells (BCSCs) are a small population of tumor-initiating cells that express stem cell-associated markers. In recent years, their properties and mechanisms of regulation have become the focus of intense research due to their intrinsic resistance to conventional cancer therapies. This review describes...

journal_title：Current stem cell research & therapy

authors： Flores-Ramírez I,Baranda-Avila N,Langley E

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tendon and ligament injuries are common, and repair slowly with reduced biomechanical properties. With increasing financial demands on the health service and patients to recover from tendon and ligament injuries faster, and with less morbidity, health professionals are exploring new treatment options. Tissue engineeri...

journal_title：Current stem cell research & therapy

authors： Dhinsa BS,Mahapatra AN,Khan WS

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) has significantly reduced the mortality rate and morbidity, and has increased the life expectancy of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected patients. However, the current cART is incapable of eradicating viruses from the human body, and HIV remains one of the most not...

journal_title：Current stem cell research & therapy

authors： Hu J,Feng Y,Ma P,Lai Y

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are stromal origin cells with multilineage differentiation capacity. The immunoregulatory properties of MSCs can be interfered effectively by cytokines. Cytokines, produced by a broad range of cells, act at the systemic level to influence biological phenomena such as inflammation, wound h...

journal_title：Current stem cell research & therapy

authors： Zahari W,Hashim SN,Yusof MF,Osman ZF,Kannan TP,Mokhtar KI,Ahmad A,Noordin KB

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have the self-renewal ability and the ability to produce multiple differentiation. Elucidating the genetic circuits that govern MSC self-renewal and differentiation is necessary to improve our comprehension of MSCs and their role in regenerative medicine. microRNAs (miRNAs) play important...

journal_title：Current stem cell research & therapy

authors： Huang C,Gou S,Wang L,Huang K,Liu L,Zhao W,Zheng L,Xiao J

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The urinary bladder and urethra comprise the lower urinary tracts. Pathological conditions that affect both structures necessitate reconstructive urological intervention with autologous tissue sources that cause neuromechanical and metabolic complications. Stem-cell therapies may offer an attractive alternat...

journal_title：Current stem cell research & therapy

authors： Davis NF,Cunnane EM,Mulvihill JJ,Quinlan MR,Bolton DM,Walsh MT,Jack GS

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver is a major metabolic organ of the body and is known to comprise of two epithelial cell lineages, namely, hepatocytes and cholangiocytes which are known to originate from hepatoblasts during fetal developing stages. Upon acute injury, the hepatocytes and cholangiocytes undergo cellular division to compensate the ...

journal_title：Current stem cell research & therapy

authors： Rehman K,Iqbal MJ,Zahra N,Akash MS

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Imbalance between free radicals and antioxidants causes oxidative stress by the accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the tissues and organs. Oxidative stress occurs in many damage conditions, and the increase of ROS and reduction of antioxidants enhances inflammation, apoptosis, fibrosis and may worsen the...

journal_title：Current stem cell research & therapy

authors： Sahan OB,Gunel-Ozcan A

更新日期：2020-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Differentiation of stem cells, a crucial step in the process of tissue development, repair and regeneration, can be regulated by a variety of mechanical factors such as the stiffness of extracellular matrix. In this review article, the effects of stiffness on the differentiation of stem cells, including bone marrow-de...

journal_title：Current stem cell research & therapy

authors： Zhang W,Chu G,Wang H,Chen S,Li B,Han F

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute renal failure (ARF) is a syndrome of abrupt decline in renal function induced by a number of different insults. In clinic, the common etiology for ARF is ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI). The pathophysiological process of renal IRI is complex, there is no good treatment. Stem cell therapy is a new and promising...

journal_title：Current stem cell research & therapy

authors： Hu H,Zou C

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Retinitis pigmentosa (RP), an inherited disease characterized by progressive loss of photoreceptors and retinal pigment epithelium, is a leading genetic cause of blindness. Cell transplantation to replace lost photoreceptors is a potential therapeutic strategy, but technical limitations have prevented clin...

journal_title：Current stem cell research & therapy

authors： Peng Y,Zhang Y,Huang B,Luo Y,Zhang M,Li K,Li W,Wen W,Tang S

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The discovery of neural stem cells (NSC) which ensure continuous neurogenesis in the adult mammalian brain, has led to a conceptual revolution in basic neuroscience and to high hopes for clinical nervous tissue repair. However, several research issues remain to address before neural stem cells can be harnessed for reg...

journal_title：Current stem cell research & therapy

authors： Moyse E,Segura S,Liard O,Mahaut S,Mechawar N

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent interest in developing new regenerative medicine- and tissue engineering-based treatments has motivated researchers to develop strategies for manipulating stem cells to optimize outcomes in these potentially, game-changing treatments. Cells communicate with each other, and with their surrounding tissues and org...

journal_title：Current stem cell research & therapy

authors： Heng W,Bhavsar M,Han Z,Barker JH

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Articular cartilage defects often result in pain, loss of function and finally osteoarthritis. Developing cell-based therapies for cartilage repair is a major goal of orthopaedic research. Autologous chondrocyte implantation is currently the gold standard cell-based surgical procedure for the treatment of la...

journal_title：Current stem cell research & therapy

authors： Kubosch EJ,Lang G,Furst D,Kubosch D,Izadpanah K,Rolauffs B,Sudkamp NP,Schmal H

更新日期：2018-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Rotator cuff tear causes a high rate of morbidity. After surgical repair, the presence of a scar tissue reduces tendon biomechanical properties. Emerging strategies for enhancing tendon healing are growth factors, cytokines, gene therapy and tissue engineering. However their efficacy has to be proved. Growth factors h...

journal_title：Current stem cell research & therapy

authors： Longo UG,Rizzello G,Berton A,Maltese L,Fumo C,Khan WS,Denaro V

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conditions affecting cartilage through damage or age-related degeneration pose significant challenges to individual patients and their healthcare systems. The disease burden will rise in the future as life expectancy increases. This has resulted in vigorous efforts to develop novel therapies to meet current and future...

journal_title：Current stem cell research & therapy

authors： Mabvuure N,Hindocha S,Jordan D,Khan WS

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reduced-intensity stem cell transplantation (RIST) has opened a new era for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). It was developed based on the knowledge that graft-versus-tumor (GVT) effect is the main anti-tumor effect in allogeneic HSCT. Because RIST is associated with less morbidity and mortality, it can...

journal_title：Current stem cell research & therapy

authors： Kato K,Khaled Y,Mineishi S

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The exposure of lung to noxious agents or gasses leads to injury, which further enhances repair mechanisms by promoting the proliferation and differentiation of lung stem cells. These cells could help preserve the anatomical structure and the function of the organ. Unfortunately in many lung diseases, 'this ...

journal_title：Current stem cell research & therapy

authors： Esendagli D,Gunel-Ozcan A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00