Compiling and exploring cutting-edge research in degenerative skeletal disorders, such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy and congenital myopathy, and new stem-cell based therapies and gene replacement therapy, these twelve expertly-authored chapters navigate the nuances of these treatments in an array of contexts and biological systems. How are urine cells from a patient with Duchenne muscular dystrophy transformed into beating heart cells? What can reprogrammed cells tell us about heart muscle failure? What do gene mutations mean for those born with a muscle disease? How are manufacturing methods applied to human stem cells? Can therapeutic exercise enhance benefit those patients who receive engineered limb muscle? Is there practical advice about nutrition to enhance muscle function for the Duchenne patient? How are fish used to discover new treatments for muscle disease? Can microRNAs be useful to regenerate diseased muscle? What lessons have we learned about inherited muscle disease from man’s best friend?
Regenerative Medicine for Degenerative Muscle Diseases is ideal for scientists and clinicians from varying disciplines in genetics, cell biology, genetics, virology, cell-based manufacturing, rehabilitation medicine, nutrition, veterinary medicine and neurosurgery. The reader will see how transformative changes occur in medicine that can powerfully impact the future for patients suffering from inherited disorders affecting muscles of the body, including the heart.
- ISBN: 978-1-493-93227-6
- Editorial: Humana Press
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Fecha Publicación: 10/01/2016
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés