This book is an updated reference for one of the most exciting fields of biomedical research- Stem Cell Research and its therapeutic applications. Stem cell research holds great promise for the treatment of many human diseases that currently lack effective therapies. The set of chapters in this book provide insights into both basic stem cell biology and clinical applications of stem cell-based cell replacement therapies for a variety of human diseases, including cardiovascular diseases, neurological disorders, and liver degeneration. It also covers novel technologies for the culture and differentiation of both humanembryonic stem cells and adult tissue stem cells. This book summarizes our current state of knowledge in stem cell research and integrates basic stem cell biology with regenerative medicine in an overall context. It is an essential reference for students, research fellows, academic and industrial scientists, and clinicians Human embryonic stem cells Adult stem cells Stem cell therapies Tissue regeneration Regenerative medicine INDICE: From the contents 1. Differentiation of retinal pigment epitheliumfrom human embyronic stem cells: Lessons from in vivo, 2. Retinal Progenitor Cells, 3. Regulation of endogenous neural stem cells in sensory epithelia by TGFb and their antagonists, 4. Epigenetic control of neural stem cell self-renewal and specification, 5. Neural stem cells and neurogenic niche, 6. Progressing Neural Stem Cell Lines to the Clinic, 7. Human Neural Stem Cells for Biopharmaceutical Applications, 8. Micro RNA profiling of embryonic and adult stem cell populations, 9. Optimized Growth of Human Embryonic Stem Cells, 10. Potential of Stem Cells in Liver Regeneration, 11. Transplantation therapy for myocardial repair: current status and problems to be solved, 12. Clinical cardiac cell therapy, 13. High throughput technologies for directed differentiation of stem cells, 14. Adult Stem Cell Therapies for Tissue Regeneration: Ex vivo Expansion in an Automated System.
- ISBN: 978-1-4020-8501-7
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 326
- Fecha Publicación: 01/09/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés