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Cell-based therapy approaches: the hope for incurable diseases

Ella Buzhor1, Lucy Leshansky, Jacob Blumenthal

  • 1LifeMap Sciences Ltd, Tel Aviv, Israel.

Regenerative Medicine
|November 6, 2014
PubMed

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Cell therapies, including stem cell treatments, offer new ways to repair diseases. Many are in clinical trials for conditions like cardiovascular and neurological disorders, showing promise for regenerative medicine.

Area of Science:

  • Regenerative Medicine
  • Cell Therapy
  • Stem Cell Research

Background:

  • Cell therapies aim to repair disease mechanisms via trophic effects or cell replacement.
  • Various cell types, including stem, progenitor, and primary cells, are used.
  • This review focuses on cell therapies for major diseases.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the current status of cell therapies for prominent human diseases.
  • To highlight advancements in stem cell research for regenerative medicine.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of the cell therapy collection in LifeMap Discovery database.
  • Focus on embryonic development, stem cell research, and regenerative medicine.

Main Results:

  • Cell therapies are being developed for cardiovascular, neurological, autoimmune, ophthalmologic, renal, liver, and skeletal diseases.
  • Many therapies, particularly those using mesenchymal stem cells, are in advanced clinical trial phases.
  • Pluripotent stem cell research shows significant potential for regenerative medicine.

Conclusions:

  • Cell therapies are progressing towards clinical application for a wide range of diseases.
  • Mesenchymal stem cells and pluripotent stem cells are key components in advancing regenerative medicine.
Keywords:
autoimmune diseasescardiovascular diseasescell therapymesenchymal stem cellsneurological diseasespluripotent stem cellsregenerative medicinestem cell therapystem cell transplantation

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