A pain in the NEC: research challenges and opportunities
GE Besner - Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2015 - Elsevier
This lecture will describe how the properties of heparin-binding EFG-like growth factor (HB-
EGF) can be utilized to protect the intestines from necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), to
augment the effects of stem cells in the treatment of NEC, and to improve the production of
tissue-engineered intestine. It will also explore the role of the enteric nervous system in the
development of NEC.
EGF) can be utilized to protect the intestines from necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), to
augment the effects of stem cells in the treatment of NEC, and to improve the production of
tissue-engineered intestine. It will also explore the role of the enteric nervous system in the
development of NEC.