Regenerative Medicine Using Pregnancy-Specific Biological Substances

Front Matter....Pages i-xxxv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
A Massive Wastage of the Global Resources....Pages 3-8
Front Matter....Pages 9-9
Placenta as a Source of Stem Cells and as a Key Organ for Fetomaternal Tolerance....Pages 11-23
Placenta and Umbilical Cord in Traditional Chinese Medicine....Pages 25-27
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Use of Umbilical Venous Blood on Assessing the Biochemical Variations of Acid–Base, Nutritional and Metabolic Parameters on Growth-Retarded Fetuses, in Comparison with Gestational Control Cases: A Study....Pages 31-41
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Umbilical Cord Blood Transfusion and Its Therapeutic Potentialities....Pages 45-56
Autologous Placental Blood Transfusion for the Therapy of Anemic Neonates....Pages 57-65
Cord Blood: A Massive Waste of a Life-Saving Resource, a Perspective on Its Current and Potential Uses....Pages 67-73
Clinical Experience of Cord Blood Autologous Transfusion....Pages 75-83
Emergency Use of Human Cord Blood....Pages 85-90
Hemoglobin-Based Oxygen Carriers in Trauma Care: The US Multicenter Prehosptial Trial....Pages 91-101
Placental Umbilical Cord Blood as a True Blood Substitute with an Edge....Pages 103-111
Front Matter....Pages 113-113
Implications of Feto-maternal Cell Transfer in Normal Pregnancy....Pages 115-122
Early Reports on the Prognostic Implications and Immunotherapeutic Potentials of Cd34 Rich Cord Whole Blood Transfusion in Advanced Breast Cancer with Severe Anemia....Pages 123-138
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Anti-inflammatory Effects of Human Cord Blood and Its Potential Implication in Neurological Disorders....Pages 141-148
Transforming “Waste” into Gold: Identification of Novel Stem Cells Resources with Therapeutic Potential in Neuromuscular Disorders....Pages 149-154
Human Umbilical Cord Blood Cells for Stroke....Pages 155-167
Placental Umbilical Cord Blood Transfusion for Stem Cell Therapy in Neurological Diseases....Pages 169-174
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Umbilical Cord and Its Blood: A Perspective on Its Current and Potential Use in Ophthalmology....Pages 177-185
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Umbilical Vein Grafts for Lower Limb Revascularization....Pages 189-198
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Cord Blood Stem Cells in Angiogenesis....Pages 201-204
Front Matter....Pages 199-199
Endothelial Progenitor Cells from Cord Blood: Magic Bullets Against Ischemia?....Pages 205-213
Therapeutic Potential of Placental Umbilical Cord Blood in Cardiology....Pages 215-220
Stem Cell Therapy for Heart Failure Using Cord Blood....Pages 221-236
Human Umbilical Cord Blood Mononuclear Cells in the Treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction....Pages 237-246
Front Matter....Pages 247-247
Umbilical Cord-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells....Pages 249-253
Cord Blood Stem Cell Expansion Ex Vivo: Current Status and Future Strategies....Pages 255-269
Embryonic-Like Stem Cells and the Importance of Human Umbilical Cord Blood for Regenerative Medicine....Pages 271-281
Use of Non-hematopoietic Stem Cells of Fetal Origin from Cord Blood, Umbilical Cord, and Placenta in Regeneration Medicine....Pages 283-295
Animal Studies of Cord Blood and Regeneration....Pages 297-305
Immune Privilege of Cord Blood....Pages 307-319
Combination Cellular Therapy for Regenerative Medicine: The Stem Cell Niche....Pages 321-327
Use of Cord Blood in Regenerative Medicine....Pages 329-336
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Comparisons Between Related and Unrelated Cord Blood Collection and/or Banking for Transplantation or Research: The UK NHS Blood and Transplant Experience....Pages 339-353
Donor and Collection-Related Variables Affecting Product Quality in Ex utero Cord Blood Banking....Pages 355-359
Cord Blood as a Source of Hematopoietic Progenitors for Transplantation....Pages 361-371
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Amniotic Fluid and Placenta Stem Cells....Pages 375-381
Use of Amniotic Membrane, Amniotic Fluid, and Placental Dressing in Advanced Burn Patients....Pages 383-394
Clinical Use of Amniotic Fluid in Osteoarthritis: A Source of Cell Therapy....Pages 395-403
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A Study and Follow-up (1999–2009) of Human Fetal Neuronal Tissue Transplants at a Heterotopic Site Outside the Brain in Cases of Advanced Idiopathic Parkinsonism....Pages 407-439
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Ethical Issues Surrounding Umbilical Cord Blood Donation and Banking....Pages 443-452
Back Matter....Pages 453-460