Advances in stem cell therapy : bench to bedside / Nagwa El-Badri. -- New York, NY : Springer Science+Business Media, c2016. – (63.47 /A244)

Contents

Part I  The Use of Adult Stem Cell Therapy for Selected Diseases

1  Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Pediatric Diseases  3

2  Stem Cell Therapy in Diabetes Mellitns

3  Stem Cell Therapies in Neurological Disorders

4  Stem Cells in Diseases of Aging

5  Therapeutic Prospects of Stem Cells in Benign Urological Conditions

6  Clinical Applications of Stem Cells in Women's Reproductive Health

Part II  Novel Applications of Special Types of Stem Cells

7  Adipose-Derived Stem Cell-Based Therapies in Regenerative Medicine  117

8  Advances in Umbilical Cord Blood Therapy: Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and Beyond  139

Part III  Applications of Stem Cells in Tissue Engineering

9  Dental Pulp Stem Cells in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine: Opportunities for Translational Research  171

10  Stem Cell Therapy and Tissue Engineering in Urogenital Diseases  197

11  Stem Cell Therapy for Autoimmune Disease  225

12  Treatment of Hepatic Malignances and Disorders: The Role of Liver Bioengineering  249

13  Advances in Micro- and Nanotechnologies for Stem Ceil-Based Translational Applications  277

Index  303