Organ transplantation currently remains the definitive cure for several liver and pancreatic
disorders. However, due to a major shortage of available organs many are turning to …

The existing mismatch between the great demand for liver transplants and the number of
available donor organs highlights the urgent need for alternative therapeutic strategies in …

The liver has adapted to the inflow of ingested toxins by the evolutionary development of
unique regenerative properties and responds to injury or tissue loss by the rapid division of …

The use of stem cells in liver disease : Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation The use of
stem cells in liver disease : Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation Log in or Register …

Liver transplantation has been accepted as a useful therapeutic approach for patients with
end‐stage liver disease. However, the mismatch between the great demand for liver …

The liver has considerable inherent regenerative capacity through hepatocyte division and
hepatic progenitor cell proliferation. In chronic disease regeneration eventually fails and …

Transplantation of liver stem/progenitor cells offers a new approach for treating genetic
diseases or liver failure. Transplantation of mature liver cells or whole liver is limited by …

Liver transplantation has been regarded as the definitive curative approach for pathologic
liver conditions from the acute stage to the chronic end stage for decades. Recently …

Liver transplantation has been regarded as the definitive curative approach for pathologic
liver conditions from the acute stage to the chronic end stage for decades. Recently …

Stem cells constitute a population of “primitive cells” with the ability to divide indefinitely and
give rise to specialized cells under special conditions. Because of these two characteristics …