A chemical approach to stem-cell biology and regenerative medicine

Yue Xu, Yan Shi and Sheng Ding
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Yue Xu: The Scripps Research Institute
Yan Shi: The Scripps Research Institute
Sheng Ding: The Scripps Research Institute

Nature, 2008, vol. 453, issue 7193, 338-344

Abstract: Abstract An improved understanding of stem-cell and regenerative biology, as well as a better control of stem-cell fate, is likely to produce treatments for many devastating diseases and injuries. Chemical approaches are starting to have an increasingly important role in this young field. Attention has focused on chemical approaches that allow the precise manipulation of cells in vitro to obtain homogeneous cell types for cell-based therapies. Another promising approach is the development of conventional chemical and biological therapeutics to stimulate endogenous cells to regenerate. Such therapeutics can act on target cells or their niches in vivo to promote cell survival, proliferation, differentiation, reprogramming and homing.

Date: 2008
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