Stem cell therapy and uses in medical treatment / Prasad S. Koka, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Koka, Prasad S.

Series:

Stem cells--laboratory and clinical research series.

Stem cells--laboratory and clinical research

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Stem cells.

Stem cells--Therapeutic use.

Stem cells--Transplantation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (185 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book presents and discusses current research in the study of stem cell therapy. Topics discussed include stem cell-based therapies; current therapies for multiple sclerosis; stem cell transplantation modulates mRNA gene expression profile in doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy; human somatic cell nuclear transfer and parthenogenesis; human cord blood stem cell applications in cell therapy; and, cancer stem cells and neurotrophin in obstetrics and gynaecology.

Contents:

Intro

STEM CELL THERAPY AND USES IN MEDICAL TREATMENT

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA

Contents

Preface

Chapter 1: Stem Cell-Based Therapies: The Roadmap to the Clinic

Abstract

1. Introduction

2. The Conditions under Which Clinical Trials of Stem Cell-Based Therapies with and without Alternative Treatment Options Can Be Justified

3. Safety as an Obstacle to Advance Stem Cell-Based Therapies from Laboratories to Patient's Bedside

4. Results That Have to Be Shown in Animals in Order to Justify Clinical Trials of Stem Cell-Based Therapies

5. The Design of the Clinical Trials of Stem Cell-Based Therapies and the Ethical Problems Raised by Randomised Clinical Trials When Alternative Treatments Exist

6. Other Obstacles to Advancing Stem Cell-Based Therapies from Laboratory Research to Patient's Bedside

Conclusions

Acknowledgments

References

Chapter 2: Survival and Differentiation of Syngeneic Bone Marrow-Derived Mononuclear Cells in Rat Intervertebral Discs

Introduction

Material and Methods

Immune Fluorescence Staining

Results

Discussion

Conclusion

Chapter 3: Current Therapies for Multiple Sclerosis: Stem Cells or Immunomodulators?

Stem Cell Therapy for MS

Immunomodulatory Drugs

Combinational Therapy

Future Perspectives: Candidate Therapies

Concluding Remarks

Chapter 4: Stem Cell Transplantation Modulates mRNA Gene Expression Profile in Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiomyopathy

Materials and Methods

Chapter 5: Human Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer and Parthenogenesis: Preliminary Indian Experience

Abstract.

Introduction

Study Subjects and Methods

Chapter 6: Human Cord Blood Stem Cell Applications in Cell Therapy

Summary for Lay Readers

Isolation of HSC from Human Cord Blood

Expansion of Human UCB Stem Cells

Umbilical Cord Blood (UCB) Banking

Chapter 7: Cancer Stem Cells: An Approach to Identify Newer Therapeutic Targets

Chapter 8: Rescue of Multi-lineage Hematopoiesis during HIV-1 Infection by Human c-mpl Gene Transfer and Reconstitution of CD34+ Progenitor Cells In Vivo

Chapter 9: Neurotrophin in Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Romantic Love

Ovary

Implantation

Pregnancy

Intrauterine Growth Restriction

Endometriosis

Polycystic Ovaries

Breast Cancer

Serous Ovarian Carcinoma

Index

Blank Page.

Notes:

"Nova biomedical."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62100-802-9

OCLC:

777549347