Hepatitis & Liver Diseases

Apllication of Stem Cells

Stem cells are biological cells found in all multicellular organisms that can divide (through mitotic cell division) and differentiate into a diverse range of specialized cell types and can self-renew to produce more stem cells. Stem cells can be taken from a variety of sources, including umbilical cord blood, bone marrow etc. Stem cells provide new ways to treat chronic liver disease. To produce new hepatocytes in the laboratory embryonic stem cells or induced pluripotent stem cells might be used for those patients whose liver has lost the capacity to regenerate. Stem cells are used for transplantation purpose. Bone Marrow transplantation is very useful to treat disorders.