Therapeutic Implications of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Liver Injury

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), represent an attractive tool for the establishment of a successful stem-cell-based therapy of liver diseases. A number of different mechanisms contribute to the therapeutic effects exerted by MSCs, since these cells can differentiate into functional hepatic cells and c...

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Main Authors: Maria Ausiliatrice Puglisi, Valentina Tesori, Wanda Lattanzi, Anna Chiara Piscaglia, Giovanni Battista Gasbarrini, Domenico M. D'Ugo, Antonio Gasbarrini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/860578