title: [Therapeutic possibilities of stem cells in the treatment of liver diseases].
abstract: Cell therapy and the use of stem cells in the treatment of liver diseases is still in the research phase. Nevertheless, the diversity of stem cells in terms of their origin, characteristics and potential for differentiation provides a wide spectrum of possibilities for the treatment of liver diseases. The present article describes the main types of stem cells and their potential for the treatment of liver diseases, as well as the main therapeutic strategies that are currently being explored for the treatment of these diseases through cell therapy. In addition, the main preclinical and clinical studies suggesting that stem cells could become an effective therapeutic alternative in distinct liver diseases are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Hepatología, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Centro de Investigación Biológica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, España. psancho@clinic.ub.es
authors.forename: Pau
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sancho-Bru
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000276:immunology / Q000601:surgery*; D008115:Liver Regeneration; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation