Cytotherapeutics: Emerging Tool of Clinical Application in Veterinary Sciences

Zul-I-Huma; Neelesh Sharma; Jyoti Misri; Amit Kumar Singh; Dong Kee  Jeong; Sung Jin Lee

Authors

Zul-I-Huma Division of Veterinary Medicine, F.V.Sc. & A.H., SKUAST-J, R.S. Pura, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, INDIA
Neelesh Sharma Division of Veterinary Medicine, F.V.Sc. & A.H., SKUAST-J, R.S. Pura, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, INDIA
Jyoti Misri Animal Science Division, ICAR, New Delhi, INDIA
Amit Kumar Singh Laboratory for Animal Experiments, National Jalma Institute of Leprosy and other Mycobacterial Diseases, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA
Dong Kee Jeong Department of Animal Biotechnology, Faculty of Biotechnology, Jeju National University, Jeju, REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Sung Jin Lee Department of Animal Biotechnology, College of Animal Bioscience and Technology, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Keywords:

Stem cells, embryonic stem cells, ligament repair, liver progenitor cells, mammary epithelial cells.

Abstract

Cytotherapeutics refers to prevention, treatment, cure or mitigation of disease or injuries by the administration of autologous, allogenic or xenogenic cells (manipulated or altered ex vivo). Cells with the power of unlimited self-renewal which when triggered can differentiate into advantageous specialized cell types, such types of cells are known as pluripotent stem cells. They provide an unprecedented hope in the treatment of many debilitating diseases of humans as well as animals and have enormous use in the animal cloning, drug discovery, gene targeting, transgenic animal, chimera production and regenerative therapy. Animal models are being used widely to study their properties and potential for possible future application in human medicine. In veterinary medicine, it continues to evolve rapidly both experimentally and clinically. Therefore, there’s a lot of hope and emphasis is to be laid on the research of newly evolving field of human as well as veterinary regenerative medicine.