edited by Regina Coeli dos Santos Goldenberg, Antonio Carlos Campos de Carvalho.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Waltham, MA :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Academic Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2013.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xvii, 270 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
24 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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1. Resident Stem Cells in Kidney Tissue / Adalberto Vieyra -- Introductory Remarks -- Brief Description of the Structural Organization of the Mammalian Adult Kidney -- Stem Cells in Kidney Organogenesis -- Kidney Stem/Progenitor Cells: Niches and Isolation -- The Role of Stem/Progenitor Cells in Kidney Regeneration -- Role of Kidney Resident Stem/Progenitor Cells in the -- Establishment and Progression of Renal Disorders -- Glomerularsclerosis -- Tubular Lesions -- Progenitor/Resident Stem Cells and Renal Cancer -- Stem/Progenitor Cells in Kidney: Features for Therapeutic -- Use after the Few Trials with Bone Marrow Cells? -- References -- 2. Pancreatic Stem Cells / Mari C. Sogayar -- Introduction -- Embryogenesis and Organogenesis -- References -- 3. Tissue Engineering and the Role of Biomaterial Scaffolds / Karen L. Christman -- Introduction to Tissue Engineering -- Role of Biomaterials in Tissue Engineering -- Clinical Translation and Commercialization -- Future of Tissue Engineering -- Cardiac Tissue Engineering -- Future of Cardiac Tissue Engineering -- References -- 4. Resident Neural Stem Cells / Rosalia Mendez-Otero -- Neurogenesis in the Adult Brain -- Neurogenesis during Development -- Neural Stem Cells -- The Subventricular Zone -- Subgranular Zone -- Neural Stem Cell Markers -- Neurogenesis's Regulators -- Cell Therapy -- References -- 5. Resident Stem Cell in Skin / Radovan Borojevic -- Introduction -- Interfollicular Epidermis -- Hair Follicle and Associated Structures -- Melanocytes -- Dermis -- Cell Therapies and Clinical Application of Skin Stem Cells -- References -- 6. Lung Resident Stem Cells / Patricia Rieken Macedo Rocco -- Lung Structure -- Hierarchy of Lung Resident Stem Cells -- Resident Epithelial Progenitor Cells -- Resident Endothelium Progenitor Cells -- Resident Mesenchymal Progenitor Cells -- Lung Resident Stem Cells in Respiratory Diseases -- Main Challenges for the Identification of Lung Resident Stem Cells -- References -- 7. Skeletal Resident Stem Cells / Russell S. Taichman -- Bone Tissue Bone Marrow as a Source of Mesenchymal Stem -- Cells-Stem Cells for Bones -- Mesenchymal Cells in Orthopedic Bioengineering and Bone Repair -- Skeletal Stem Cells and the Vascular System -- Combined Action: Therapeutic Use of Mesenchymal Progenitors and Angiogenic Progenitors -- Cell Therapy in Pseudarthrosis -- Cell Therapy in Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head -- (Osteonecrosis) -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 8. Cardiac Stem Cells / Antonio Carlos Campos de Carvalho -- c-Kit Positive Cells -- Cardiosphere-Derived Cells -- Side Population -- Islet-1 Positive Cells -- Conclusions and Future Directions -- References -- 9. The Neural Crest and the Stem Cells of Neural Crest / Giordano Wosgrau Calloni -- Introduction -- The Neural Crest -- Neural Crest-Derived Stem Cells (NCSCs) -- Are NC Cells a Source of Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs)? -- Concluding Remarks -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 10. Liver Resident Stem Cell / Regina Coeli dos Santos Goldenberg -- Introduction -- Liver Development -- Liver Regeneration: The Hierarchy for Cell Response -- Stem/Progenitor Cells: The Second Front in Liver Regeneration -- Fetal Hepatic Stem Cell Niche -- Adult Liver Stem/Progenitor Cell Niche -- Liver Stem/Progenitors Cells and Cell Therapy -- References -- 11. Telocytes and Stem Cells / M.I. Nicolescu -- What Are Telocytes? -- What Defines Telocytes as a Unique, Distinct Cell Type? -- Comparison with Fibroblasts -- Where Are Telocytes Located? -- Telocyte Intercellular Relationships -- Phenotype "Portrait" -- The Tandem Telocytes & Stem Cells -- A Hope for Regenerative Medicine -- Future Research Directions -- References -- 12. Pericytes as the Source of Mesenchymal Stem Cells / Nance Beyer Nardi -- Pericytes -- Relationship between Pericytes and MSCs -- The Plasticity Issue -- Pericytes as Stem Cells in the Body.