Abstract

HERNANDEZ-RAMIREZ, Porfirio. Nasal mucosa as pathway and source for regenerative medicine. Rev Cubana Hematol Inmunol Hemoter [online]. 2011, vol.27, n.3, pp. 297-308. ISSN 0864-0289.

The fundamental pillars of the regenerative medicine were set forth in this paper. One of the most advanced is undoubtedly the field of stem cells, particularly adult stem cells, which has progressively spread into the clinical practice. It was underlined that the nasal mucosa has been recently explored as a useful simple pathway through which the potentially useful elements of regenerative medicine may have access to the body; and also as a source of stem cells with possibilities of being introduced in the clinical area. Comments were made on the fundamental characteristics of the nasal mucosa; some drugs that have been administered through intranasal route were mentioned together with the possibility of using this pathway for stem cells that might have their impact on the central nervous system. All these data were completed with the promising results of transplantation of stem cells from the nasal mucosa.

Keywords : nasal mucosa; regenerative medicine; stem cells; intranasal drugs.

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