Metabolic Disease Epidemics: Emerging Challenges in Regenerative Medicine

Publication date: Available online 29 January 2019

Source: Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism

Author(s): Raquel Costa-Almeida, Rui L. Reis, Manuela E. Gomes

The 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.

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