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Sweat Gland Regeneration: Basic Scientific Problems and Possible Technical Approaches

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The term ‘sweat gland regeneration’ refers to a new and expanding field in regenerative medicine research that focuses on the development of innovative therapies allowing the body to replace, restore and regenerate damaged or diseased sweat gland cells and tissues. It combines basic scientific theory and technological approaches including dedifferentiation, biomaterials, tissue engineering, stem cell transplantation and the reprogramming of cell and tissue types. Because of its importance for skin reconstitution in patients suffering from chronic wounds and extensive burns, sweat gland regeneration is becoming an rapidly developing field in regenerative medicine.

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These works were supported in part by the National Basic Science and Development Programme (973 Programme, 2005CB522603, 2012CB518105) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30730090 and 81121004).

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  1. The College of Life Sciences, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Chinese PLA Medical College, Beijing, 100853, People’s Republic of China

    Sha Huang, Xiaoyan Sun & Xiaobing Fu

  2. The First Affiliated Hospital, Chinese PLA General Hospital, 51 Fu Cheng Road, Beijing, 100048, People’s Republic of China

    Sa Cai, Cuiping Zhang, Zhiyong Sheng & Xiaobing Fu

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Huang, S., Cai, S., Sun, X., Zhang, C., Sheng, Z., Fu, X. (2017). Sweat Gland Regeneration: Basic Scientific Problems and Possible Technical Approaches. In: Fu, X., Liu, L. (eds) Advanced Trauma and Surgery. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2425-2_23

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