Stem cell mobilization : methods and protocols / edited by Mikhail G. Kolonin and Paul J. Simmons. — New York : Humana Press/Springer, c2012. – (58.17/M592/v.904)

Contents

    Contents
    
    Contributors
    1 Mobilization of Hematopoietic Stem/Progenitor Cells: General Principles and Molecular Mechanisms
    2 Quantifying Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cell Mobilization
    3 Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilization with G-CSF
    4 Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilization with Agents Other than G-CSF
    5 Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilization: A Clinical Protocol
    6 Monitoring Blood for CD34+ Cells to Determine Timing of Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells Apheresis
    7 Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell Collection
    8 Managing Apheresis Complications During the Hematopoietic Stem Cell Collection
    9 Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell Apheresis Processing
    10 Toxicities of Mobilized Stem Cell Infusion 111
    11 Mobilization of Hematopoietic Stem Cells by Depleting Bone Marrow Macrophages 117
    12 Combinatorial Stem Cell Mobilization in Animal Models 139
    13 Vascular Progenitor Cell Mobilization 155
    14 Evaluation of Circulating Endothelial Precursor Cells in Cancer Patients
    15 Tracking Inflammation-Induced Mobilization of Mesenchymal Stem Cells 173
    16 Differentiation of Circulating Monocytes into Fibroblast-Like Cells 191
    17 Enumeration of Very Small Embryonic-Like Stem Cells in Peripheral Blood 207
    18 Generation of a Vascular Niche for Studying Stem Cell Homeostasis 221
    19 Studying Vascular Progenitor Cells in a Neonatal Mouse Model 235
    20 Progenitor Cell Mobilization from Extramedullary Organs 243
    Index 253