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Stem Cells: Current Challenges and New Directions

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Editors:
  1. Kursad Turksen

    1. Regenerative Medicine Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute Sprott Centre for Stem Cell Research, Ottawa, Canada

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  • Provides a state-of-the-science look at stem cells, addressing the current challenges and discussing future directions
  • Explores topics ranging from sources of stem cells through their physiological role in health and disease, therapeutic applications in regenerative medicine, and ethics and society
  • Examines the new directions the stem cell research field
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine (STEMCELL)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Myogenic Potential of Stem Cells: In Vivo Assessment

    • Maximilien Bencze, Ingo Riederer, Gillian S. Butler-Browne, Wilson Savino, Vincent Mouly
    Pages 1-17

  3. Urine-Derived Stem Cells: Biological Characterization and Potential Clinical Applications

    • Guihua Liu, Chunhua Deng, Yuanyuan Zhang
    Pages 19-28

  4. Immunoregulatory Properties of Mesenchymal Stem Cells: In Vitro and In Vivo

    • Pinar Çetinalp Demircan, Ayla Eker Sariboyaci, Erdal Karaoz
    Pages 29-58

  5. Current Research on Stem Cells in Parkinson’s Disease: Progress and Challenges

    • Ria Thomas, Jan Pruszak
    Pages 59-84

  6. Stem Cell Applications in Retinal Diseases

    • Güngör Sobacı
    Pages 85-103

  7. Potential Use of Dental Stem Cells for Craniofacial Tissue Regeneration

    • Mustafa Ramazanoglu, Karl Andreas Schlegel, Gamze Torun Kose
    Pages 105-124

  8. Pediatric Diseases and Stem Cells: Recent Advances and Challenges

    • Duygu Uçkan
    Pages 125-158

  9. Stem Cell Therapy: From the Heart to the Periphery

    • Bernd Stratmann, Diethelm Tschoepe
    Pages 159-174

  10. Stem Cells in Wound Healing

    • Dilek Telci, Ayca Zeynep Ilter, Merve Erdem
    Pages 175-197

  11. Cancer Stem Cells: The Gist of the Matter

    • Torben Redmer, Dirk Schumacher, Wasco Wruck, Reinhold Schäfer, Christian R. A. Regenbrecht
    Pages 199-224

  12. Filling the Gap in the Relationship Between Cancer and Stem Cells

    • Erdal Karaoz, Belma Akpinar
    Pages 225-251

  13. Neural Stem Cells as Therapeutic Delivery Vehicles for Malignant Brain Tumors

    • Tugba Bagci-Onder
    Pages 253-278

  14. Therapy Resistance in Prostate Cancer: A Stem Cell Perspective

    • Sandra Klein, Fiona M. Frame, Norman J. Maitland
    Pages 279-300

  15. Mechanisms of Somatic Cell Reprogramming

    • Tamer T. Onder
    Pages 301-316

  16. Disease Modeling and Drug Discovery Using Human Pluripotent Stem Cells

    • Christian Honoré, Mattias Hansson
    Pages 317-340

  17. Stem Cell Research: Ethical Considerations

    • Berna Arda, Cemal Hüseyin Güvercin
    Pages 341-358

  18. Back Matter

    Pages 359-373
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About this book

This volume looks at the state-of-the-science in stem cells, discusses the current challenges, and examines the new directions the field is taking. Dr. Turksen, editor-in-chief of the journal "Stem Cell Reviews and Reports," has assembled a volume of internationally-known scientists who cover topics that are both clinically and research-oriented. The contents range from sources of stem cells through their physiological role in health and disease, therapeutic applications in regenerative medicine, and ethics and society. An initial overview and a final summary bookend the contents into a cohesive and invaluable volume.

Reviews

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“This is a compilation of review articles that presents current advances in different areas of research on stem cells and their clinical applications. … It is intended for individuals interested in the field of stem cell biology and regenerative medicine, among them scientists working in industry and academia, physicians and other healthcare professionals, and students of biomedical sciences. … This is a good overview of the directions and challenges in the quickly evolving field of stem cell biology.” (Joanna Goral, Doody’s Book Reviews, January, 2014)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Regenerative Medicine Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute Sprott Centre for Stem Cell Research, Ottawa, Canada

    Kursad Turksen

About the editor

Dr. Kursad Turksen is the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Stem Cell Reviews and Reports and the Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine book series, which are both published by Springer. He is also the Editor of numerous protocol volumes published in Springer’s Methods in Molecular Biology series. Dr. Turksen is a Senior Scientist at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, and his research interests cover the area of epidermal stem cells and the role of Claudins in the epidermal lineage.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Stem Cells: Current Challenges and New Directions

  • Editors: Kursad Turksen

  • Series Title: Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8066-2

  • Publisher: Humana New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-8065-5Published: 25 September 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-4515-3Published: 23 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-8066-2Published: 24 September 2013

  • Series ISSN: 2196-8985

  • Series E-ISSN: 2196-8993

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 373

  • Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 21 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Stem Cells, Cancer Research, Reproductive Medicine

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