Monday, January 25, 2010

Experimental Stem Cell Treatment Arrests Acute Lung Injury in Mice, Study Shows

Source: University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Date: January 25, 2010

Summary:

HOUSTON -- Stem cell researchers exploring a new approach for the care of respiratory diseases report that an experimental treatment involving transplantable lung cells was associated with improved outcomes in tests on mice with acute lung injury. The lung cells were derived from human embryonic stem cells (hESCs). Findings by investigators at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston are scheduled to appear in the March issue of Molecular Therapy.