Advances in medicine and biology Volume 21 / Leon V. Berhardt, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Berhardt, Leon V.

Series:

Advances in Medicine and Biology

Advances in Medicine and Biology Ser.

Advances in Medicine and Biology ; v.21

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine--Research.

Medicine.

Biology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (247 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Presents original research results from medicine and biology. In this title, topics discussed include bone marrow stromal cell transplantation in spinal cord injury; DNA tumor viruses; contraception methods and implications; paediatric palliative care; health care costs from diabetes in Latin America, and vitamin K as a ligand of steroid.

Contents:

""ADVANCES IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY VOLUME 21 ""; ""ADVANCES IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY VOLUME 21 ""; ""Contents ""; ""Preface ""; ""Potentiality of Autologous Bone Marrow Derived Cells in Wound and Orthopaedic Surgical Challenges ""; ""Abstract ""; ""1. Autologous Bone Marrow in Wound Healing ""; ""1.1. Process of Wound Healing ""; ""1.2. Bone Marrow Derived Stem Cells Intercede Tissue Repair/Regeneration ""; ""1.3. Bone Marrow Derived Stem Cells Address to Tissue Injury ""; ""1.4. Bone Marrow Derived Stem Cells Add to Skin Cells ""

""1.5. Bone Marrow Derived Fibroblasts in Wound Healing Process """"2. Autologous Bone Marrow in Orthopaedic Surgery ""; ""2.1. Grafting with Autologous Bone Marrow in Delayed Union and Nonunion ""; ""2.2. The Correlation between Bony Union and Bone Marrow: ""; ""2.2.1. The Rate of Union Is Influenced by the Status of Bone Marrow of the Patient ""; ""2.3. Autologous Bone Marrow Grafting Can Attain Healing of Delayed and Non-Unions ""; ""2.4. Grafting with Autologous Bone Marrow in Osteonecrosis ""; ""2.5. Optimal Quantity of Autologous Bone Marrow Necessary in Orthopaedic Surgery""

""2.6. Methods of Increasing the Number of Progenitor Cells """"2.7. The Technique of Marrow Aspiration and Injection ""; ""2.8. Grafting of Autologous Bone Marrow for Other Skeletal Repair""; ""2.9. Grafting with Autologous Bone Marrow for Cartilage Repair""; ""2.9.1. Possible Mechanism of the Promotion of the Cartilage Regeneration ""; ""2.10. Autologous Bone Marrow as Tissue Engineering in Orthopaedic Surgery""; ""Conclusion ""; ""References ""; ""Mechanisms by which Viral Proteins of Human DNA Tumor Viruses Hijack the Cell Cycle ""; ""Abstract ""; ""1. Introduction ""

""1.1. Control of the Cell Cycle """"1.2. Human DNA Tumor Viruses and their Proteins that Hijack the Cell Cycle ""; ""1.2.1. Human Polyomaviruses ""; ""1.2.2. Human Papillomaviruses ""; ""1.2.3. Epstein-Barr Virus or Human Herpesvirus-4 ""; ""1.2.4. Kaposi�s Sarcoma-Associated Virus or Human Herpesvirus 8 ""; ""1.2.5. Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) ""; ""2. Mechanisms by which Human DNA Tumor Viruses Can Perturb the Cell Cycle""; ""2.1. Viral Proteins Target Tumor Suppressors ""; ""2.1.1. p53 ""; ""2.1.1.1. HPyV ""; ""2.1.1.2. HPV ""; ""2.1.1.3. EBV ""; ""2.1.1.4. HHV-8 ""; ""2.1.1.5. HBV""

""2.1.2. The Retinoblastoma (RB) Family """"2.1.2.1. HPyV ""; ""2.1.2.2. HPV""; ""2.1.2.3. EBV ""; ""2.1.2.4. HHV-8 ""; ""2.1.2.5. HBV ""; ""2.2. Viral Proteins Modulate the Expression and Activity of Cyclins, CDK, and CDK Inhibitors ""; ""2.2.1. HPyV ""; ""2.2.2. HPV ""; ""2.2.3. EBV""; ""2.2.4. HHV-8 ""; ""2.2.5. HBV ""; ""2.3. The Influence of Viral Proteins on other Cell Cycle Regulating Proteins ""; ""2.3.1. p300/CBP ""; ""2.3.2. p400 ""; ""2.3.3. Myc ""; ""2.3.4. PP2A""; ""2.3.5. p55 Senescence Protein ""; ""2.3.6. Brd4""; ""2.3.7. Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor ""

""2.3.8. Survivin ""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cited in:

Medical and Health Care BIP

ISBN:

1-61942-792-3

Publisher Number:

9781612095394