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[Advances in research of stem cell therapy for human parasitic diseases: a review].

[Article in Chinese; Abstract available in Chinese from the publisher]

Wen-Hua L¹, Peng W².

Abstract

in English, Chinese

The stem cell is a class of primitive cells with self-renewal, and multiple pluripotent potential capacities, which can differentiate into multiple specialized cells and generate human organs and tissues. Stem cell therapy is an interventional treatment that introduces new stem cells to damaged tissues, which facilitates the regeneration of trauma, disease and ageing-induced damaged human tissues to repair or replace the damaged tissues, thereby achieving the goal of disease treatment. It has been proved that the stem cell therapy is effective in the treatment of multiple human diseases, including cancer, diabetes, neurological disorders, autoimmune diseases, cardiovascular disorders and blood diseases. This review summarizes the advances in the research of stem cell therapy for human parasitic infections.