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This Perspectives article evaluates the progress that has been made in the field of neural stem cells for enteric nervous system disorders and outlines the challenges that remain before such treatments can be established in the clinical arena.
Liver transplantation is the best and most common treatment for patients with end-stage liver disease; however, great disparity exists between the need for liver organ grafts and available donors. In this Perspectives article, Chao-Long Chen et al. discuss the various reasons why living donor liver transplantation flourishes in Asia.
In this Perspectives, the authors highlight the bacteria identified as potential pathobionts (that is, pathogenic bacteria) in CRC. Furthermore, possible novel therapeutic avenues for rational prevention of pathogenic inflammation are outlined, as well as potential screening methods for CRC that target the human gut microbiota.
New insights into the virology of hepatitis D are stimulating the search for novel therapeutic approaches, but their clinical return seems far away. Here, Alessia Ciancio and Mario Rizzetto discuss the current epidemiological situation and the development of new therapeutic strategies against hepatitis D virus.
