Accumulating evidence suggests that hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is organized by liver
cancer stem cells (LCSCs), which are a subset of cells with “stem‐like” characteristics …

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Hepatic stem/progenitor cells possess active proliferative ability and
the capacity for differentiation into hepatic and cholangiocytic lineages. Our group and …

Stem cell-derived hepatocytes : Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation Stem cell-derived
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Liver regeneration restores the original functionality of hepatocytes and cholangiocytes in
response to injury. It is regulated on several levels, with different cellular populations …

Liver cancer is an aggressive disease with a poor outcome. Several hepatic stem/progenitor
markers are useful for isolating a subset of liver cells with stem cell features, known as …

Although the existence of cancer stem cells (CSCs) was first proposed over 40 years ago,
only in the past decade have these cells been identified in hematological malignancies, and …

Hematopoietic and hepatic stem cells share characteristic markers such as CD34, c-kit, and
Thy1. Based on the recent observations that hepatocytes may originate from bone marrow …

Recent research efforts in stem cell and cancer biology have put forth a “stem cell model of
carcinogenesis” which stipulates that the capability to maintain tumor formation and growth …

Background/Aims: Hepatocyte progenitors have frequently been cultured from rodents but
reports from human liver are rare. Methods: Non-parenchymal cell fraction isolated from 19 …

Background Several studies have demonstrated that cancer can develop with the
contribution of bone marrow-derived cancer stem cells. We evaluated the possible …