Overview
- Editors:
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Henning Ulrich
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Inst. Química, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Up to date information and discussion on stem cell biology and neurogenesis
- Internationally recognized authors of the area write on mechanisms of neural differentiation, cell diversification and therapeutic application
- Compiled knowledge and discussion on therapeutic applications of stem cells in brain and spinal chord injury
- The discussed topics are fundamental for direction of future stem cell research in the Central Nervous System
- The book provides chapters on diverse areas of state-of-the-art research and applications in therapy
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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- Karla Loureiro Almeida, José Abreu, C. Y. Irene Yan
Pages 1-10
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- Luiz E. Mello, Beatriz M. Longo
Pages 11-33
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- Bettina Malnic, Lucia Armelin-Correa
Pages 35-45
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- Elisabeth Dupin, Giordano W. Calloni, Nicole M. Le Douarin
Pages 47-58
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- Zhigang Xue, Vivaldo Moura-Neto, Araksya Izmiryan, Sheila Cristina de Souza Martins, Jean Christophe Larcher, Denise Paulin et al.
Pages 59-72
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- Rafaela C. Sartore, Priscila B. Campos, Michael J. McConnell, Stevens K. Rehen
Pages 73-86
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- Maria C. N. Marchetto, Fred H. Gage, Alysson R. Muotri
Pages 87-96
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- Noelle Ammon, Nathaniel Hartman, Laura Grabel
Pages 97-114
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- Katia K. Yuahasi, Katia N. Gomes, Marcelo Campos, Arthur A. Nery, Ariane Nunes- Alves, Cleber A. Trujillo et al.
Pages 115-134
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- Hiromi Shimojo, Toshiyuki Ohtsuka, Ryoichiro Kageyama
Pages 135-143
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- Joice Stipursky, Tânia Cristina Leite de Sampaio e Spohr, Luciana Ferreira Romão, Flávia Carvalho Alcantara Gomes
Pages 145-170
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- Flavia R. S. Lima, Anna Carolina C. da Fonseca, Giselle P. Faria, Luiz Gustavo F. Dubois, Tércia R. Alves, Jane Faria et al.
Pages 171-189
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- Rafael Linden, Rodrigo A.P. Martins, Mariana S. Silveira, Helena L. Borges, Alfred Sholl-Franco, Lucianne Fragel-Madeira et al.
Pages 191-230
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- Mariusz Z. Ratajczak, Ewa Zuba-Surma, Magda Kucia, Przemyslaw Nowacki, Bogdan Machalinski
Pages 231-243
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- Asuka Morizane, Jun Takahashi
Pages 245-254
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- Yang D. Teng, Serdar Kabatas, Jianxue Li, Dustin R. Wakeman, Evan Y. Snyder, Richard L. Sidman
Pages 255-270
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- Cecile King, Shyam Patel, Treena Livingston Arinzeh, Pranela Rameshwar
Pages 271-284
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Back Matter
Pages 285-290
About this book
Stem cells are fascinating cell types. They can replicate themselves forever while retaining the potential to generate progeny with speci?c functions. Because of these special properties, stem cells have been subjects of intensive investigation, from understanding basic mechanisms underlying tissue generation, to modeling human diseases, to application for cell replacement therapy. Stem cells come in different forms. For example, mouse embryonic stem cells can general all cell types in a body, either in a dish or when put back into mouse embryos. On the other hand, neural stem cells in the adult brain generate neurons and glia cells that contribute to the brain’s plasticity. Rapid progress has been made in the stem cell ?eld with discov- ies published in a record speed. A quick Pubmed search has returned 2789 hits for “embryonic stem cells” and 815 hits for “adult neural stem cells/neurogenesis” in the year 2008 alone. It remains a taunting task for all who are interested in stem cells to keep up with rapidly accumulating literatures. The “Perspectives of Stem Cells” by a truly international team of experts provides a timely and invaluable highlight of the stem cell ?eld gearing toward future therapeutic applications in the nervous system. Stem cells with neural potentials have attracted a lot of attention because of their promise for cell replacement therapy, ranging from degenerative neurological dis- ders to spinal cord injuries.
Editors and Affiliations
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Inst. Química, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Henning Ulrich
