Method of activating lvier stem cell
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Current Assignee / Owner
- INST OF ZOOLOGY CHINESE ACAD OF SCI
- Publication Date
- 2004-11-24
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract
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[0001] The present invention relates to hepatic stem cells, in particular to a method for activating hepatic stem cells. technical background
[0002] China is a big country with liver disease. At present, there are more than 20 million chronic hepatitis B patients, and more than 500,000 people die each year from advanced liver cirrhosis or liver cancer. Liver transplantation is an effective means to solve advanced liver organic diseases, but the biggest problem facing liver transplantation is the shortage of organ sources. Take the U.S., where there are relatively few liver diseases, as an example. About 18,500 people are ready to receive liver transplants every year, but less than a quarter of the patients are expected to receive donor liver transplants. In Asia, there are more than 100,000 patients with severe liver cirrhosis . One of the important ways to solve the severe shortage of donor liver organs is to carry out hepatic stem cell transplantation,...