Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Based Therapy of Inflammatory Lung Diseases: Current Understanding and Future Perspectives

• Main Authors: C. Randall Harrell (Author), Ruxana Sadikot (Author), Jose Pascual (Author), Crissy Fellabaum (Author), Marina Gazdic Jankovic (Author), Nemanja Jovicic (Author), Valentin Djonov (Author), Nebojsa Arsenijevic (Author), Vladislav Volarevic (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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During acute or chronic lung injury, inappropriate immune response and/or aberrant repair process causes irreversible damage in lung tissue and most usually results in the development of fibrosis followed by decline in lung function. Inhaled corticosteroids and other anti-inflammatory drugs are very...