Stem Cells and Cancer Stem Cells, Volume 7

1. Tissue Engineering

   1. Stem Cells and Stress Injury: Role of Arginine Decarboxylase

      • Bokara Kiran Kumar, Jong Eun Lee

      Pages 195-202

2. Transplantation

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 203-203

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   2. Treatment of Cerebellar Ataxias: Transplantation of Human Embryonic Stem Cells

      • Slaven Erceg, Miodrag Stojkovic

      Pages 205-210

   3. A New Concept of Stem Cell Disorders, and the Rationale for Transplantation of Normal Stem Cells

      • Susumu Ikehara

      Pages 211-217

   4. Manipulation, Guidance and Tracking of Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Regenerative Medicine and Transplantation: The Role of Magnetic Nanoparticles

      • Orazio Vittorio, Marco Cecchini, Paolo Parchi, Michele Lisanti

      Pages 219-226

3. Neural Applications

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 227-227

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   2. Differentiation of Human Embryonic Stem Cells into Neural Lineage Cells

      • Yang Zhou, Ying Jin

      Pages 229-239

   3. Use of Recombinant Viruses to Manipulate Neural Stem Cell Gene Expression in the Mouse Brain

      • Konstantin Khodosevich

      Pages 241-248

   4. Accelerated Neural Differentiation of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Using Chlorate Treatment

      • Shoko Nishihara

      Pages 249-257

   5. Application of Epiblast/Germ Line-Derived Very Small Embryonic-Like Stem Cells for Neurogenesis

      • Wojtek Marlicz, Claudiana Lameu, Przemyslaw Nowacki, Magda Kucia, Mariusz Z. Ratajczak

      Pages 259-269

4. Erratum

   • M. A. Hayat

   Pages E1-E1

5. Back Matter

   Pages 271-278

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The seventh in Springer’s landmark series of edited volumes on one of the highest-profile subjects in contemporary medicine and scientific endeavour, this volume sets out to cover a staggering range of research into the medical applications of stem cell research. While stem cells are the very stuff of life for multicellular organisms, including us humans, the cancer stem cell is a morbid entity with a robust resistance to therapies including conventional chemotherapy. This authoritative publication explains the regenerative potential of stem cells and their mesenchymal progeny, reviewing clinical applications of the latter in the treatment of cancer, diabetes and neurodegenerative pathologies. It covers the entire range of stem cells with known potential for therapeutic use, from human embryonic to germ cell-derived pluripotent stem cells and hematopoietic stem cells. The chapters also deal with the role of TGF-beta in propagating human embryonic stem cells, and in facilitating their differentiation. Featuring discussions of molecular signaling pathways that modulate mesenchymal stem cell self-renewal and much more, this book is certain to have broad appeal among academicians and physicians alike.

• Cancer therapy
• Regenerative medicine
• Tissue Engineering
• Transplantation
• Treatment of tissue/organ injury

• Biology, Kean University, Union, USA

  M.A. Hayat

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