Hepatocyte growth factor incorporated chitosan nanoparticles augment the differentiation of stem cell into hepatocytes for the recovery of liver cirrhosis in mice

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Short half-life and low levels of growth factors in the niche of injured microenvironment necessitates the exogenous and sustainable delivery of growth factors along with stem cells to augment the regeneration of injured tissues.<...

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Main Authors: Rose Chellan, Pulavendran Sivasami, Mandal Asit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-04-01
Series:Journal of Nanobiotechnology
Online Access:http://www.jnanobiotechnology.com/content/9/1/15