Handbook of cardiac stem cell therapy [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Ioannis Dimarakis ... [et al.]

• Pubblicazione: London, : Imperial College Press, c2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (306 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.1206; 616/.02774
• Soggetto topico: Heart - Diseases - Treatment; Stem cells - Transplantation; Stem cells
• Altri autori: DimarakisIoannis
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 3. Embryonic Stem Cells and Their Therapeutic Potential Tomo Šari ́c, Shuhua Chen, Naidu Kamisseti, Marcel Halbach, Michael Xavier Doss, Johannes Winkler, Jürgen Hescheler and Agapios Sachinidis Embryonic Stem Cells; ES Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes; Generation of cardiomyocytes from ES cells; Functional characteristics of ES cell-derived cardiomyocytes; Animal models of cardiomyocytes derived from ES cells; Other Animal Models for ES Cell-Based Therapeutics; Models for neural diseases; Models for therapy for type I diabetes mellitus; Animal models for liver and kidney regeneration ; Cell replacement therapy for other organ systems Barriers to Successful Use of ES Cell-Based Therapies; Ethical concerns; Safety concerns and purity; Rejection of allogeneic cells; Conclusions; References; 4. Umbilical Cord Blood Cells for Cardiac Repair Elad Maor, Arnon Nagler and Jonathan Leor; Introduction; Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure; Myocardial Regeneration and Cell-Based Therapy; Problems with the Available Cell Sources; The Rationale for Using UCB Progenitor Cells for Myocardial Repair; Data from Animal Models; How Do Cord Blood Cells Repair Ischemic Tissue? ; Ex vivo Expansion Immunosuppression and Graft versus Host Disease; Summary; References; 5. Amniotic Stem Cells Paolo De Coppi, Anthony Atala and Saverio Sartore; Introduction; Amniocentesis; Differentiated Cells from Amniotic Fluid; Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Amniotic Fluid; Amniotic Fluid Stem Cells; Cell preparation and culture methods; Cell cloning; Telomerase activity; Differentiation potential induction of osteogenic phenotype; Induction of adipogenic lineage; Induction of myogenic phenotype; Induction of endothelial phenotype; Induction of hepatocytes phenotype ; Induction of neurogenic phenotype Clonal and proliferative analyses; Conclusion; References; 6. Stem Cell Homing to Injury in Cellular Cardiomyoplasty Adil Al Kindi, Dominique Shum-Tim and Ray Chu-Jeng Chiu; Introduction; The Prelude: Insights from Bone Marrow Transplantation; Animal Studies; The Signaling Molecules; Summary and Conclusions; References; 7. A Molecular Imaging Perspective on Cardiac Repair with Stem Cells Kishore Bhakoo; Introduction; Radionuclide Imaging; Optical Imaging; Ultrasound; MRI Imaging; Intracellular MRI Contrast Agents; MRI Tracking of Stem Cells in the Heart ; Multimodality
• Sommario/riassunto: This book is an impressive compilation of contributions on the hot topic of cardiac stem cell therapy from leading groups all over the world. In the assembly of chapters, a structured approach is adopted; starting from the clinician's perspective, all developments in both the experimental and clinical research areas are covered. This journey will take the reader from the bench-top to the bedside, with all chapters written by leading authorities in their respective fields, including data still in press with medical journals.
• Titolo autorizzato: Handbook of cardiac stem cell therapy
• ISBN: 1-282-44086-1; 9786612440861; 1-84816-257-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910781086103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II