Metabolic Disease Epidemics: Emerging Challenges in Regenerative Medicine

Publication date: Available online 29 January 2019Source: Trends in Endocrinology & MetabolismAuthor(s): Raquel Costa-Almeida, Rui L. Reis, Manuela E. GomesThe interplay between cell/tissue damage caused by metabolic dysfunction and regenerative potential remains elusive. The tissue engineering and regenerative medicine (TERM) field is now facing a worldwide epidemic of obesity. This Forum article uncovers prospective questions to be addressed in TERM toward the development of effective regenerative therapies adjusted to these new demands.
Source: Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism - Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research