Stem cells in lung repair and regeneration.
Repair or regeneration of defective lung tissue would be of great clinical use. Potential cellular sources for the regeneration of lung tissue in vivo or lung tissue engineering in vitro include endogenous pulmonary stem cells, extrapulmonary circulating stem cells and embryonic stem cells. This review summarizes the recent research on each of these stem cell types and their potential for use in the treatment of lung injury and disease.
Lane
Síle
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Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, Section on Experimental Medicine and Toxicology, Imperial College, Faculty of Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK. s.lane@imperial.ac.uk
Rippon
Helen J
HJ
Bishop
Anne E
AE
D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology; D012038:Regeneration; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology*