Stem Cells in Veterinary Medicine
Güler Dilara Solmaz1, Oytun Erbaş1
1ERBAS Institute of Experimental Medicine, Illinois, USA & Gebze, Türkiye
Keywords: Intervertebral disk degeneration, mesenchymal stem cells, osteoarthritis, stem cell, tendon ligament injury, veterinary medicine.
Abstract
Today, with the advancement of technology, medical science has shifted its focus to regeneration. Regenerative medicine aims to restore irreparable tissues and organs to their normal function by stimulating the body's repair mechanisms using different approaches. Regenerative medicine is currently one of the important research areas in both human and veterinary medicine. This field of medicine provides diversity in veterinary medicine due to the abundance of animal species and anatomical and physiological differences, but the abundance of variables requires more meticulous work. Due to the difficulty in translating clinical results from one species to another, the scope of the work is quite limited. Today, stem cell applications are widely used in veterinary medicine, particularly in horses and dogs with muscle and skeletal system diseases. This chapter evaluates mesenchymal stem cells, their production, the use of mesenchymal stem cell therapies in horses and dogs with muscle-skeletal system diseases, and the use of mammary stem cells and stem cells in reproductive medicine.
Cite this article as: Solmaz GD, Erbaş O. Stem Cells in Veterinary Medicine. JEB Med Sci 2024;5(1):134-143.
The authors declared no conflicts of interest with respect to the authorship and/or publication of this article.
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