Stem cell repair and regeneration /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Habib, Nagy A.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Imperial College Press, [2005-]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • v.1. An introduction to stem and progenitor cell biology
  • Asymmetric self-renewal : the mark of the adult stem cell
  • Transcriptional regulation of blood stem cells
  • Post-natal neovascularisation - the role of endothelial progenitor cells, growth factors and the extracellular matrix
  • Creating designer cells : genetic engineering of stem cells by site-specific recombination
  • Kinetic considerations for stem cell therapy
  • Stem cells and tissues engineering
  • Human foetal mesenchymal stem cells
  • Gene-mesenchymal stem cells as cytoreagents for regenerative therapy
  • Pharmacological characterisation of embryonic stem cell-derived cardiomyocte cultures
  • Adult stem cells in cardiac cellular transplantation
  • Pancreas and liver regeneration and neogenesis
  • Extrahepatic stem cells in liver regeneration and repair
  • Overview of progress in the differentiation of embryonic stem cells into pancreatic beta-cell derivatives
  • Stem cells and clinical application
  • Application of MRI to stem cell imaging
  • v.2. Defining progenitors based on their expression of aldehyde dehydrogenase
  • Fetal mesenchymal stem cells are more primitive than adult mesenchymal stem cells
  • The immunoregulatory role of mesenchymal stem cells
  • Understanding cell migration through the paradigm through the paradigm of T-lymphocyte homing
  • Blueprint for the response of blood and bone marrow-derived stem cells and their progeny to hypoxia
  • The potential of stem cells in tissue engineering
  • Joint tissue engineering
  • Adult stem cells as a treatment for liver diseases
  • The generation of pancreatic beta cells from stem cells : intra- and extrapancreatic sources
  • Cytokines and stem cell differentiation into cardiomyocyte lineage cells
  • Regulatory networks controlling neural stem cell self-renewal and differentiation
  • Demyelination as a therapeutic target in spinal cord injury
  • Microchimeric foetal stem cells and non-invasive prenatal genetic diagnosis
  • The role of stem cells in liver and gastrointestinal cancer
  • Embryonic stem cells : innovation in predictive toxicology
  • v.3. The biology of human mesenchymal stem cells
  • Mesenchymal stem cells : from culture to clinic
  • Stem cell bioprocessing for clinical applications of regenerative medicine
  • Defining and overcoming the immunological barriers to stem cell therapies
  • Activation of the immune system : a corollary of transplantation with es cell-derived tissues
  • Suppression of HLA expression by lentivirus-mediated gene transfer of siRNA cassettes
  • Cord blood cells for myocardial regeneration
  • Clinical trials in cardiac stem cell therapy : an update
  • Stem cell therapy in neurodegenerative disease
  • Adult human stem cell therapy for ischaemic stroke
  • Cell therapy in renal disease
  • Regenerative medicine of the eye : a short review
  • A clearer view of stem cells in retinal disease
  • Limbal epithelial stem cells : biology and therapeutic potential
  • The use of mesenchymal stem cells for bone and cartilage repair.