1. The Mechanism of Stem Cell Differentiation into Smooth
Muscle Cells
Russell Simpson and Qingbo Xu
2. Recent Advances in Embryonic Stem Cell Engineering Towards Tailored "Lineage Differentiation
Zhen Xu, Jingyu Wang, and Yanan Du
3. Human Amniotic Membrane: A Potential Tissue and Cell Source for Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine
Silvia Diaz-Prado, Emma Muiños-Lopez, Isaac Fuentes-Boquete, Francisco J. de Toro, and Francisco J Blanco Garcia
4. Novel Strategies Applied to Provide Multiple Sources of Stem Cells as a Regenerative Therapy for Parkinson's Disease
Abir O. El Sadik
5. Hair Follicle: A Novel Source of Stem Cells for Cell and Gene Therapy
Panagiotis Mistriotis and Stelios T. Andreadis
6. Genetically Modified Stem Cells for Transplantation
M. Ian Phillips
7. Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells: Basics, and the Application in Disease Model and Regenerative Medicine
Zhiyong Liu and Feng Li
8. Gene Transfer to the Heart. Emerging Strategies for the Selection of Vectors, Delivery Techniques and Therapeutic Targets
Michael G Katz, Anthony S Fargnoli, Louella A Pritchette, Charles R Bridges
Carolinas Healthcare System
9. Cell-Based Therapy for Cardiovascular Injury
Yuji Haraguchi, Tatsuya Shimizu, Masayuki Yamato and Teruo Okano
10. Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells: New Advances in Cardiac Regenerative Medicine
Shinsuke Yuasa, Mitsushige Murata, and Keiichi Fukuda
11. Dendritic Cells for Cancer Immunotherapy
Nicolas Larmonier and Emmanuel Katsanis
12. Mesenchymal stem cells: prospects for cancer therapy
Long-Jun Dai, Xu-Yong Sun, Garth L. Warnock
13. RNA Interference for Oncology: Clinical Prospects Beyond the Hype
Eishi Ashihara and Taira Maekawa
14. Cell Therapy using Adult Stem Cells in Osteonecrosis and Nonunion Fractures
Jean-Philippe Hauzeur
15. Stem Cell Therapies for the Treatment of Spinal Cord Injuries: Current Progress in Basic Science and Clinical Research
Hilary North and John Kessler
16. Pluripotent Stem Cells for Neural Regeneration
Syed Ameer Basha Paspala, Aleem Ahmed Khan,
17. Synovial Mesenchymal Stem Cells and their Applications in Musculoskeletal Regeneration
Yvonne Peck and Dong-An Wang
18. Stem Cell Therapy Aided liver Regeneration
Ningning Yang and Manrong Jiang
19. Application of Microfluidics of Study Stem Cell Dynamics
Huaying Chen and Robert E. Nordon
20. Biomimetic Multiscale Topography for Cell Alignment
Kara E. McCloskey
21. Spinal Cord Repair by Means of Tissue Engineered Scaffolds
Mindan Wang, Xiongbiao Chen, and David J. Schreyer
22. Stem Cells in Ligament Tissue Engineering
Mukai Chimutengwende-Gordon and Wasim Khan
23. Biomaterials for Bone Tissue Engineering
Qizhi Chen
24. Gene Therapy for the Inner Ear: Progress and Prospects
Hong Sun, Aji Huang, Hong Liu, and Shousong Cao
25. Preclinical Studies on Growth Plate Cartilage Regeneration Using Chondrocytes or Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Rosa Chung and Cory J Xian
26. Cell and Gene Transfer Strategies for Vascularization During Skin Wound Healing
Benoit Hendrickx, Margot Den Hondt, Kristoff Verdonck, Jan J. Vranckx, and Aernout Luttun
