Published in Blood Weekly, August 3rd, 2006
Study 1: Transplantation of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells cultured with hepatocyte growth factor is effective for the treatment of liver injury.
According to recent research published in the Journal of Hepatology, "The autologous transplantation of bone marrow cells is a promising treatment for liver disease.
"Pluripotent bone marrow stem cells can differentiate into hepatocytes, but few reports address the therapeutic effect of transplanting these stem cells into damaged liver in vivo. Here, we transplanted bone...
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Source: Blood Weekly (2006-08-03)
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