Stem cell and gene-based therapy : frontiers in regenerative medicine

Front Matter....Pages 1-2
Renovation of the Injured Heart with Myocardial Tissue Engineering....Pages 3-16
Adult Stem Cells for Myocardial Tissue Repair....Pages 17-31
Regeneration of the Functional Myocardium Using Human Embryonic Stem Cells....Pages 33-43
Therapeutic Angiogenesis....Pages 45-58
Cell Therapy for Heart Failure....Pages 59-69
Front Matter....Pages 71-73
Cell Transplantation for Diseases of Myelin....Pages 75-96
Stem Cells as a Source for Cell Replacement in Parkinson’s Disease....Pages 97-122
Cell Replacement Therapy in Acute Stroke: Current State....Pages 123-132
Gene Therapy to the Nervous System....Pages 133-154
Front Matter....Pages 155-158
Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Where Can You Find Them? How Can You Use Them?....Pages 159-168
Basic to Clinical Cartilage Engineering: Past, Present, and Future Discussions....Pages 169-178
Cartilage....Pages 179-193
Bone Regeneration....Pages 195-201
Osteoarthritis and Mesenchymal Cells — The Prospects for Repair of the Disease by Cell Transplantation and Tissue Engineering....Pages 203-206
Front Matter....Pages 207-208
Progenitor Cell Therapy for Kidney Regeneration....Pages 209-223
Tissue Engineering — The Bladder....Pages 225-231
Front Matter....Pages 233-235
Neuroprotection in Ophthalmology: A Review....Pages 237-249
Autoimmunity for Central Nervous System Maintenance, Regeneration, and Renewal: Development of a T Cell-Based Vaccination Against Neurodegeneration....Pages 251-257
Retinal Repair by Stem Cell Transplantation....Pages 259-280
Induction of Ocular Surface Regeneration....Pages 281-296
Front Matter....Pages 297-299
Insulin-Producing Cells Generated from Nonpancreatic Tissues....Pages 301-308
Generation of Islets from Pancreatic Progenitor Cells....Pages 309-319
Embryonic Stem Cells as a Source of Pancreatic Precursors and Islet Cells in Vitro....Pages 321-330
Front Matter....Pages 331-332
Human Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation: A Viable Option for Stem Cell Graft....Pages 333-350
Nonmyeloablative Stem Cell Transplantation in the Treatment of Hematologic Malignancies....Pages 351-360
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation from Human Leukocyte Antigen Haploidentical Donor....Pages 361-370
Front Matter....Pages 371-373
Wound Healing and Skin Substitutes....Pages 375-393
Skin Regeneration from Multipotent Adult and Embryonic Stem Cells....Pages 395-406