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Developmental mechanisms and adult stem cells for therapeutic lung regeneration.

Dev Biol. 2018 Jan 15;433(2):166-176

Authors: Lee JH, Rawlins EL

Abstract
Chronic degenerative lung diseases are essentially untreatable pathological conditions. By contrast, the healthy lung has numerous mechanisms that allow for rapid repair and restoration of function following minor acute injuries. We discuss the normal endogenous processes of lung development, homeostatic maintenance and repair and consider the research strategies required for the development of methods for human therapeutic lung regeneration.

PMID: 29291971 [PubMed - in process]