Stem Cells and Cancer Stem Cells, Volume 13

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xl

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2. Treatments

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. The Use of Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Treating Neurodegenerative Diseases

      • Kevin Kemp, Juliana Redondo, Elizabeth Mallam, Neil Scolding, Alastair Wilkins

      Pages 3-20

   3. HIV Infection and Adipose Tissue Resident Stem Cells: Their Involvement in Pathology and Treatment

      • Upal Roy, Ben Berkhout

      Pages 21-34

   4. Transplantation of CCR5-Δ32/Δ32 Stem Cells May Cure HIV Infection

      • Gero Hütter

      Pages 35-41

   5. Transplantation of Stem Cells to Treat Patients with Multiple Sclerosis

      • Cecilia Laterza, Gianvito Martino

      Pages 43-54

   6. Locomotor Recovery After Spinal Cord Transection: Transplantation of Oligodendrocytes and Motoneuron Progenitors from Human Embryonic Stem Cells

      • Nimer Adeeb, R. Shan Tubbs, Aman Deep, Martin M. Mortazavi

      Pages 55-71

3. General Applications

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 73-73

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   2. Progress from Embryonic Stem Cells to Transduced Pluripotent Stem Cells. An Overview

      • J. Suaudeau

      Pages 75-90

   3. Cancer Stem Cell Dynamics and Regulation

      • Han S. Myat, Mary E. Sehl

      Pages 91-100

   4. Role of Stem Cells in Angiogenesis

      • Shentong Fang, Petri Salven

      Pages 101-108

   5. Glioblastoma Multiforme Stem Cell Characteristics

      • Mark J. Knights

      Pages 109-117

4. Back Matter

   Pages 119-123

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This is the thirteenth volume in a series which presents current understanding of stem cells and cancer stem cells. This book presents many relevant topics including the different sources of cancer stem cells: the features, roles and clinical potential of stem cells emerge from engaging with this comprehensive work. Chapters explore molecular mechanisms underlying human somatic cell reprogramming to generate induced pluripotent stem cells and provide expert discussion of the advantages and limitations of applications of some of the stem cell types (pluripotent stem cells, neural stem cells). Many advances are explored, including the importance of stem cell markers in diagnosis, the role of stem cells in angiogenesis and a method for isolating multi potent endothelial-like cells from human adipose tissue, to name a few. Readers will also find a consideration of mathematical models and other quantitative tools which could facilitate research and discovery in the field. The editor’s preface to the book and the series is particularly helpful in introducing the work presented in this volume. The detailed overviews, practical experience and insights of international expert authors presented in this handbook will be of value to both professional practitioners and scholars in basic research.

• Methods
• Pluripotent stem cells
• Possible clinical applications
• Sources of stem cells
• Transplantation

• Department of Biological Sciences, Kean University, Union, USA

  M.A. Hayat

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