Scientists Develop Stem Cell Model for Hereditary Disease  

出　　处：《Chinese Journal of Biomedical Engineering(English Edition)》2012年第4期183-184,共2页中国生物医学工程学报（英文版）

摘　　要：A newly designed stem cell model may provide a breakthrough for the treatment of patients suffering from Gaucher's disease. What is this disease and how are scientists going to use stem cells to potentially treat it Gaucher's disease is a lipid-storage metabolic problem involving macrophages. Macrophages are used by the circulatory system to recycle lipids found in the bloodstream. While macrophagesA newly designed stem cell model may provide a breakthrough for the treatment of patients suffering from Gaucher＇s disease. What is this disease and how are scientists going to use stern cells to potentially treat it Gaucher＇s disease is a lipid-storage metabolic problem involving macrophages. Macrophages are used by the circulatory system to recycle lipids found in the bloodstream. While macrophages normally function to ingest and dispose of aged or damaged red blood cells, macrophages in malfunctioning systems are incapable of processing lipids present in the red blood cell membrane （of aged or damaged red blood,

关 键 词：细胞模型 科学家 遗传性疾病 开发 巨噬细胞 红细胞膜 循环系统 红血细胞 

分 类 号：Q26[生物学—细胞生物学] S852.651[农业科学—基础兽医学]