Animal Cell Technology Advances Medical and Gene Therapy Applications
- Authors
- Kazumi Yagasaki, Yutaka Miura, Makoto Hitori, Yoshihiro Nomura
- Journal
- Springer
- Year
- 2003
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-94-017-0726-8
- Study Type
- clinical
- Peer Reviewed
- Yes
- Country
- Japan
- Health Condition
- Genetic Disorders
- Body System
- Multiple Systems
TL;DR
Scientists are learning how to grow animal cells in labs and use them to make medicines, grow replacement organs, and treat diseases like genetic disorders. This matters because it could help doctors treat people who are sick or injured in totally new ways.
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Summary
This extensive review analyzed the current state of animal cell technology in medical and pharmaceutical applications across Japan and other advanced countries. Researchers examined cell culture optimization, clonal expansion techniques, and therapeutic protein production methods. The study explored applications in gene therapy for genetic disorders, artificial organ development for transplant alternatives, and functional food production. Key findings demonstrate animal cell technology's broad potential across multiple medical disciplines. The research highlights successful approaches to modulating cellular abilities for producing medically important proteins and developing innovative treatments. This work provides valuable insights for cell biologists, biochemical engineers, and biotechnology professionals working in academic and industrial settings.
Abstract
Animal cell technology is a growing discipline of cell biology which aims not only to understand structures, functions and behaviors of differentiated animal cells, but also to ascertain their abilities to be used in industrial and medical purposes. The goal of animal cell technology includes accomplishments of clonal expansion of differentiated cells with useful ability, optimization of their culture conditions, modulation of their ability for production of medically and pharmaceutically important proteins and the application of animal cells to gene therapy, artificial organs and functional foods. This volume gives the readers a complete review of present state-of-the-art in Japan and other countries where this field is well advanced. The Proceedings will be useful for the cell biologists, biochemists, molecular biologists, immunologists, biochemical engineers and other disciplines related to animal cell culture, working in either academic environments or in industries of biotechnology and pharmacy.