Biologia Celular: Pesquisa e Terapia

Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease, Stem Cells and Telocytes: Review of Therapeutic

Idiberto Jose Zotarelli Filho, Aldemir Bilaqui, Elias Naim Kassis, Marinnio Lopes Cornelio, Luiz Fernando Frascino, Ana Carolina de Abreu and Oswaldo Tadeu Greco

Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (COLD) is responsible for leading causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide and a major public health problem worldwide. In 2000, according to the World Health Organization - WHO, COPD was the 5th leading cause of mortality worldwide, with 4.5% of deaths, second only in brain and heart, AIDS or AIDS-vascular diseases (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.