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Stem cells & regenerative medicine : from molecular embryology to tissue engineering / edited by Krishnarao Appasani, Raghu K. Appasani. — New York : Humana Press, c2011. – (58.157/S824r) |
Contents
Contents
Part I Stem Cell Biology
Introduction to Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine
Embryonic Stem Cells: Discovery, Development, and Current Trends
Bmil in Self-Renewal and Homeostasis of Pancreas
Cancer Stem Cells in Solid Tumors
Adipose-Derived Stem Cells and Skeletal Muscle Repair
Regeneration of Sensory Cells of Adult Mammalian Inner Ear
Stem Cells and Their Use in Skeletal Tissue Repair 103
Part II Epigenetic and microRNA Regulation in Stem Cells
Epigenetic Identity in Cancer Stem Cells 127
Function of MicroRNA-145 in Human Embryonic Stem Cell Pluripotency 141
Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Liver Regeneration 155
The Role of Time-Lapse Microscopy in Stem Cell Research and Therapy 181
Part III Stem Cells for Therapeutic Applications
Therapeutic Applications of Mesenchymal Stem/Multipotent Stromal Cells 195
Gastrointestinal Stem Cells 219
Lung Epithelial Stem Cells 227
Placental-Derived Stem Cells: Potential Clinical Applications 243
Bone Marrow Cell Therapy for Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Clinical Trial Review
Stem Cell Transplantation to the Heart 279
Adult Neural Progenitor Cells and Cell Replacement Therapy for Huntington Disease
Migration of Transplanted Neural Stem Cells in Experimental Models of Neurodegenerative Diseases 315
Prospects for Neural Stem Cell Therapy of Alzheimer Disease 337
Part IV Nuclear Reprogramming and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
Nuclear Transfer Embryonic Stem Cells as a New Tool for Basic Biology 351
Pluripotent Stem Cells in Reproductive Medicine: Formation of the Human Germ Line in Vitro 371
Prospects for Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Therapy for Diabetes 387
Keratinocyte-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells: From Hair to Where? 399
Generation and Characterization of Induced Pluripotent Stem Calls from Pig 413
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells: On the Road Toward Clinical Applications 427
Direct Reprogramming of Human Neural Stem Cells by the Single Transcription Factor OCT4 439
Part V Tissue Engineering
Stem Cells and Biomaterials: The Tissue Engineering Approach 451
Microtechnology for Stem Cell Culture 465
Using Lab-on-a-Chip Technologies for Stem Cell Biology 483
The Development of Small Molecules and Growth Supplements to Control the Differentiation of Stem Cells and the Formation of Neural Tissues 499
Long-Term Propagation of Neural Stem Cells: Focus on Three-Dimensional Culture Systems and Mitogenic Factors 515
Part VI Regenerative Medicine
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine in Urology 541
Muscle-Derived Stem Cells: A Model for Stem Cell Therapy in Regenerative Medicine
Regenerative Strategies for Cardiac Disease 579
Collecting, Processing, Banking, and Using Cord Blood Stem Cells for Regenerative Medicine 595
Index 615