title: Stem cells and cell therapies in lung biology and lung diseases.
abstract: The University of Vermont College of Medicine and the Vermont Lung Center, with support of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), the Alpha-1 Foundation, the American Thoracic Society, the Emory Center for Respiratory Health,the Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) Treatment Alliance,and the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, convened a workshop,‘‘Stem Cells and Cell Therapies in Lung Biology and Lung Diseases,’’ held July 26-29, 2009 at the University of Vermont,to review the current understanding of the role of stem and progenitor cells in lung repair after injury and to review the current status of cell therapy approaches for lung diseases. These are rapidly expanding areas of study that provide further insight into and challenge traditional views of the mechanisms of lung repair after injury and pathogenesis of several lung diseases. The goals of the conference were to summarize the current state of the field, discuss and debate current controversies, and identify future research directions and opportunities for both basic and translational research in cell-based therapies for lung diseases.
authors.affiliation: Vermont Lung Center, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont 05405, USA. dweiss@uvm.edu
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bertoncello
authors.forename: Zea
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Borok
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Panoskaltsis-Mortari
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Reynolds
authors.forename: Mauricio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rojas
authors.forename: Barry
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Stripp
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Warburton
authors.forename: Darwin J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Prockop
mesh_terms: D056704:Adaptive Immunity; D000818:Animals; D057005:Bioengineering; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007113:Immunity, Innate; D008168:Lung / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D012038:Regeneration; D057905:Stem Cell Research / Q000941:ethics; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D023822:Tissue Engineering; D054457:Tissue Scaffolds