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Isolation and Enrichment of Human Lung Epithelial Progenitor Cells for Organoid Culture
Published on: July 21, 2020
Integrin α6β4 defines a novel lung epithelial progenitor cell: a step forward for cell-based therapies for pulmonary
Jeffrey A Whitsett1, Vladimir V Kalinichenko
1Perinatal Institute, Division of Neonatology, Perinatal, and Pulmonary Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. jeff.whitsett@cchmc.org
Abstract:
The many challenges associated with lung transplantation provide a strong rationale for the development of cell- and tissue-based therapies for patients with respiratory failure caused by the loss of lung tissue that is associated with chronic pulmonary disease, injury, or resection. In this issue of the JCI, Chapman et al. take an important step forward in the development of regenerative medicine for the treatment of lung disease by identifying a novel integrin α6β4-expressing alveolar epithelial cell that serves as a multipotent progenitor during repair of the severely injured lung.
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