| Literature DB >> 22488349 |
Shuji Terai1, Haruko Tanimoto, Masaki Maeda, Junichi Zaitsu, Takuro Hisanaga, Takuya Iwamoto, Koichi Fujisawa, Yuko Mizunaga, Toshihiko Matsumoto, Yohei Urata, Yoshio Marumoto, Isao Hidaka, Tsuyoshi Ishikawa, Yuichiro Yokoyama, Koji Aoyama, Masako Tsuchiya, Taro Takami, Kaoru Omori, Naoki Yamamoto, Makoto Segawa, Koichi Uchida, Takahiro Yamasaki, Kiwamu Okita, Isao Sakaida.
Abstract
Liver cirrhosis patients generally progress to liver failure. To cure this progressive disease, we developed a novel cell therapy using bone marrow cells; autologous bone marrow cell infusion (ABMi) therapy. We previously described the possible action mechanism of ABMi therapy in the cirrhotic liver, and showed the timeline and results of clinical studies of ABMi therapy. We have also carried out other clinical studies using bone marrow cells and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor. Here, we report a new randomized clinical trial to evaluate the effects of ABMi therapy. However, ABMi therapy may not be possible in patients who are unable to undergo general anesthesia; therefore, we have started to develop a next-generation stem cell therapy using cultured mesenchymal stem cells.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID： 22488349 DOI： 10.1007/s00535-012-0580-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Gastroenterol ISSN： 0944-1174 Impact factor: 7.527