Stem Cell Therapies for Epidermolysis Bullosa Treatment.

ABSTRACT: Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) includes a group of rare skin diseases characterized by skin fragility with bullous formation in the skin, in response to minor mechanical injury, as well as varying degrees of involvement of the mucous membranes of the internal organs. EB is classified into simplex, junctional, dystrophic and mixed. The impact of the disease on patients is both physical and psychological, with the result that their quality of life is constantly affected. Unfortunately, there are still no approved treatments available to confront the disease, and treatment focuses on improving the symptoms with topical treatments to avoid complications and other infections. Stem cells are undifferentiated cells capable of producing, maintaining and replacing terminally differentiated cells and ti

SUBMITTER: Niti A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10135837 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature