1. Do we Still Need Human Embryonic Stem Cells for Stem Cell-Based Therapies? Epistemic and Ethical Aspects

   • Kristina Hug
   • Göran Hermerén

   Report 02 April 2011 Pages: 761 - 774

2. A Survey of Parameters Involved in the Establishment of New Lines of Human Embryonic Stem Cells

   • Ana Maria Fraga
   • Érica Sara Souza de Araújo
   • Lygia V. Pereira

   OriginalPaper 18 March 2011 Pages: 775 - 781

   

3. A Comparison of Stem Cells for Therapeutic Use

   • Denis O. Rodgerson
   • Alan G. Harris

   OriginalPaper 02 March 2011 Pages: 782 - 796

   

4. Claudins and Cancer Stem Cells

   • Kursad Turksen

   OriginalPaper 28 April 2011 Pages: 797 - 798

5. Human Epidermal Neural Crest Stem Cells (hEPI-NCSC)—Characterization and Directed Differentiation into Osteocytes and Melanocytes

   • Oliver Clewes
   • Alla Narytnyk
   • Maya Sieber-Blum

   Report Open access 01 April 2011 Pages: 799 - 814

   

6. Identity, Fate and Potential of Cells Grown as Neurospheres: Species Matters

   • Carolin Steffenhagen
   • Sabrina Kraus
   • Francisco J. Rivera

   Report 24 March 2011 Pages: 815 - 835

   

7. Wnt/β-catenin Signaling in Embryonic Stem Cell Self-renewal and Somatic Cell Reprogramming

   • Toshio Miki
   • Shin-ya Yasuda
   • Michael Kahn

   OriginalPaper 21 May 2011 Pages: 836 - 846

   

8. Regeneration of Three Layers Vascular Wall by using BMP2-Treated MSC Involving HIF-1α and Id1 Expressions Through JAK/STAT Pathways

   • Karim Belmokhtar
   • Thierry Bourguignon
   • Véronique Eder

   Report 07 April 2011 Pages: 847 - 859

   

9. Human Serum is as Efficient as Fetal Bovine Serum in Supporting Proliferation and Differentiation of Human Multipotent Stromal (Mesenchymal) Stem Cells In Vitro and In Vivo

   • Abdullah Aldahmash
   • Mandana Haack-Sørensen
   • Moustapha Kassem

   OriginalPaper 21 May 2011 Pages: 860 - 868

   

10. Influence of Low Intensity Laser Irradiation on Isolated Human Adipose Derived Stem Cells Over 72 Hours and Their Differentiation Potential into Smooth Muscle Cells Using Retinoic Acid

    • Jennifer Anne de Villiers
    • Nicolette Nadene Houreld
    • Heidi Abrahamse

    Report 05 March 2011 Pages: 869 - 882

    

11. Tendon-Derived Stem Cells (TDSCs): From Basic Science to Potential Roles in Tendon Pathology and Tissue Engineering Applications

    • Pauline Po Yee Lui
    • Kai Ming Chan

    OriginalPaper 25 May 2011 Pages: 883 - 897

    

12. Specific Unsaturated Fatty Acids Enforce the Transdifferentiation of Human Cancer Cells toward Adipocyte-like Cells

    • Antonio Ruiz-Vela
    • Cristóbal Aguilar-Gallardo
    • Carlos Simón

    Report 16 April 2011 Pages: 898 - 909

    

13. A Genome-Wide siRNA Screen Identifies Novel Phospho-enzymes Affecting Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling in Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells

    • Jody Groenendyk
    • Marek Michalak

    Report 15 April 2011 Pages: 910 - 926

    

14. Re-Assessing K15 as an Epidermal Stem Cell Marker

    • Tammy-Claire Troy
    • Azadeh Arabzadeh
    • Kursad Turksen

    Report 04 March 2011 Pages: 927 - 934

    

15. Umbilical Cord Lining Stem Cells as a Novel and Promising Source for Ocular Surface Regeneration

    • Hasan Mahmud Reza
    • Boon-Yee Ng
    • Leonard Pek-Kiang Ang

    OriginalPaper 10 March 2011 Pages: 935 - 947

    

16. Functional Myogenic Engraftment from Mouse iPS Cells

    • Radbod Darabi
    • Weihong Pan
    • Rita C. R. Perlingeiro

    Report 02 April 2011 Pages: 948 - 957

    

17. Variation in Mesodermal and Hematopoietic Potential of Adult Skin-derived Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Lines in Mice

    • Tomoko Inoue
    • Kasem Kulkeaw
    • Daisuke Sugiyama

    Report 19 March 2011 Pages: 958 - 968

    

18. DNA Methylation Assay for X-Chromosome Inactivation in Female Human iPS Cells

    • Lesli A. Kiedrowski
    • Gordana Raca
    • Karen Dyer Mongomery

    OriginalPaper 04 March 2011 Pages: 969 - 975

    

19. Calcium Homeostasis in Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes

    • Yee-Ki Lee
    • Kwong-Man Ng
    • Chung-Wah Siu

    OriginalPaper Open access 26 May 2011 Pages: 976 - 986

    

20. Electrically Guiding Migration of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

    • Jiaping Zhang
    • Marco Calafiore
    • Min Zhao

    Report Open access 05 March 2011 Pages: 987 - 996

    

21. Stem Cell Clinical Trials for Spinal Cord Injury: Readiness, Reluctance, Redefinition

    • J. Illes
    • J. C. Reimer
    • B. K. Kwon

    Report 08 April 2011 Pages: 997 - 1005

    

22. Contamination of Mesenchymal Stem-Cells with Fibroblasts Accelerates Neurodegeneration in an Experimental Model of Parkinson’s Disease

    • Marcia C. L. Pereira
    • Mariane Secco
    • Oswaldo Keith Okamoto

    Report Open access 19 April 2011 Pages: 1006 - 1017

    

23. Cardiac Cell Therapy: The Next (Re)Generation

    • Elvira Forte
    • Isotta Chimenti
    • Alessandro Giacomello

    ReviewPaper 25 March 2011 Pages: 1018 - 1030

    

24. Stem Cell Tracking in Human Trials: A Meta-Regression

    • Peter McColgan
    • Pankaj Sharma
    • Paul Bentley

    Report 08 April 2011 Pages: 1031 - 1040

    

25. Using High-Throughput Immunoblotting to Identify Proteins Involved in the Differentiation of ES Cells along the Hair Follicle Lineage in Vitro

    • Tammy-Claire Troy
    • Kursad Turksen

    OriginalPaper 16 April 2011 Pages: 1041 - 1045

    

26. Erratum to: Liver Stem/Progenitor Cells in the Canals of Hering: Cellular Origin of Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Bile Duct Tumor Thrombi?

    • Ningfu Peng
    • Lequn Li
    • Ting Wu

    Erratum 13 April 2011 Pages: 1046 - 1046