Regenerative medicine using stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth (SHED): a promising new treatment in pediatric surgery

Tomoaki Taguchi, Yusuke Yanagi, Koichiro Yoshimaru, Xiu Ying Zhang, Toshiharu Matsuura, Koichi Nakayama, Eiji Kobayashi, Haruyoshi Yamaza, Kazuaki Nonaka, Shouichi Ohga, Takayoshi Yamaza

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Abstract

Stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth (SHEDs), being a type of mesenchymal stem cell, are an ideal cell source for regenerative medicine. They have minimal risk of oncogenesis, high proliferative capacity, high multipotency, and immunosuppressive ability. Stem cell transplantation using SHED has been found to have an anti-fibrotic effect on liver fibrosis in mice. SHED transplantation and the bio 3D printer, which can create scaffold-free 3-D images of the liver and diaphragm, provide a new innovative treatment modality for intractable pediatric surgical diseases such as biliary atresia and diaphragmatic hernia.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)316-322
Number of pages7
JournalSurgery today
Volume49
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 10 2019

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Surgery

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