1.Ethical Problems of Saving Innominate Patients
Chinese Medical Ethics 2001;(1):37,39-
Face to impecunious innominate patients,we should keep Humanitarianism principles to heal the wounded and rescue the dying,and also following principles:benefiting both society and patient right,curing first and charging second,well chosen Rx,and respecting life value,Saving innominate patients need energetically support by government and whole society.Govermment should increase investment in hospital,set up special funds for rescuing innominate and critical patients,mobilize people of all walks of life to show their love,encourage civilians to join medicare,so that the inmoinate patients could gain cure in time.
2.Research progress of induced pluripotent stem cells in treatment of muscle atrophy.
Zhongkai YAO ; Chensong YANG ; Guixin SUN
Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences 2016;45(2):147-151
Muscle atrophy caused by nerve injury is a common and difficult clinical problem. The development of stem cell researches has opened up a new way for the treatment of nerve injury-induced muscle atrophy. The induced pluripotent stem cells(iPSCs)can differentiate into various types of cells and have more advantages than embryonic stem cells (ESCs). After being transplanted into the damaged area, iPSCs are guided by neurogenic signals to the lesion sites, to repair the damaged nerve, promote generation of axon myelination, rebuild neural circuits and restore physiological function. Meanwhile, iPSCs can also differentiate into muscle cells and promote muscle tissue regeneration. Therefore, it would be possible to attenuate muscle atrophy caused by nerve injury with iPSCs treatment.
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Disease Models, Animal
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Embryonic Stem Cells
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Humans
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Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
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cytology
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transplantation
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Muscular Atrophy
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