Stem Cells and Cancer Stem Cells, Volume 6, 2012 Therapeutic Applications in Disease and Injury Stem Cells and Cancer Stem Cells Series, Vol. 6

I Embryonic stem cells.-1 Propagation of human embryonic stem cell: role of tgf β.-2 Self-renewal of embryonic stem cells: cell cycle regulation.-3 Gene expression and epigenetic signatures of germ cell-derived pluripotent stem cells and embryonic stem cells.-4 Human embryonic stem cell bank : implication of human leukocyte antigens and abo blood group antigens for cell transplantation.-5 Differentiation of embryonic stem cells into glutamatergic neurons (methods).-6 Differentiation of embryonic stem cells into endoderm-derived hepatocytes.-7 Differentiation of embryonic stem cells into cardiomyocytes: role of ouabain.-8 Function of myc for generation of induced pluripotent stem cells masato nakagawa and shinya yamanaka.-9 Differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells into retinal cells.-10  Derivation and invasive function of trophoblast from human pluripotent stem cells. II Mesenchymal stem cells.-11 Differences between germ-line stem cells and multipotent adult germ-line stem cells role of micrornas.-12 Molecular and signaling pathways that modulate mesenchymal stem cell self-renewal.-13 The biology and regenerative potential of stem cells and their mesenchymal progeny.-14 Mesenchymal stem cells: clinical applications (an overview).-15 Mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of cancer.-16 Treatment of neurodegenerative pathologies using undifferentiated mesenchymal stem cells.-17 Utility of mesenchymal stem cell therapry in type 1 diabetes.-18 Differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells into adipocyte   lineage: role of cytoskeleton-associated proteins.-19 Epithelial-mesenchymal transition and metastasis: role of dicer expression.-20 Mouse bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells.-21 Adhesion and osteogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells: supported by b-type carbonated hydroxylapatite.-22 Immunomodulatory potential of mesenchymal stem cells on microglia.-23 Senescence of human umbilical cord blood-derived stem cells: role of histone deacetylase inhibition through regulating micrornas.-24 Stem cells in the skin.III. Hematopoietic stem cells.-25 Donor policies for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.-26 Mobilization of hematopoietic stem cells in patients with multiple myeloma utilizing granulocyte growth factor combined with plerixafor.-27 Role of stem cells in the pathogenesis of copd and pulmonary emphysema.-28 Migration of stem cells – role of the rhoa / rock i pathway (method).-29 Hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells: response to chemotherapy.-30 Regulation of stem cells by the endocannabinoid system.-31 Chronic lymphocytic leukemia: allogeneic stem cell transplantation.-32 Peripheral blood monocytes can be induced to acquire stem cell-like properties.-33 Somatic cell reprogramming: role of homeodomain protein nanog.-34 Inhibition of breast tumor stem cells expansion by the endogenous cell fate determination factor dachshund.-35 Parkinson’s disease and stem cells.-36 Therapeutic applications of induced pluripotent stem cells in parkinson’s disease.-37 Modeling neurodegenerative diseases using pluripotent stem cells. Index.

Treatment of cancer patients

Methods for tissue engineering

Role of growth promoting factors in cancer

Treatment of injuries using cell therapy

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