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Current Topics in Regenerative Therapy using iPSCs

Guest edited by Hideyuki Okano, Keio University Japan

A thematic series in Inflammation and Regeneration.

This series of articles has not been sponsored. All articles have undergone the journal's standard peer review process overseen by the Guest Editor. The Guest Editor declares no competing interests.

  1. Pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) exhibit promising application in regenerative therapy, drug discovery, and disease modeling. While several protocols for differentiating somatic cells from PSCs exist, their use i...

    Authors: Sho Tanosaki, Shugo Tohyama, Yoshikazu Kishino, Jun Fujita and Keiichi Fukuda
    Citation: Inflammation and Regeneration 2021 41:5
  2. Human pluripotent stem cells (PSCs), including human embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells, are promising cell sources in regenerating pancreatic islets through in vitro directed differentiat...

    Authors: Erinn Zixuan Sim, Nobuaki Shiraki and Shoen Kume
    Citation: Inflammation and Regeneration 2021 41:1
  3. Platelet products are used in treatments for thrombocytopenia caused by hematopoietic diseases, chemotherapy, massive hemorrhages, extracorporeal circulation, and others. Their manufacturing depends on volunte...

    Authors: Sou Nakamura, Naoshi Sugimoto and Koji Eto
    Citation: Inflammation and Regeneration 2020 40:30
  4. Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating event that causes permanent neurologic impairments. Cell transplantation therapy using neural precursor cells (NPCs) is a promising intervention aiming to replace dama...

    Authors: Narihito Nagoshi, Hideyuki Okano and Masaya Nakamura
    Citation: Inflammation and Regeneration 2020 40:40