Full Description
Stem cells are the building blocks of the body and can develop into any of the cells that make up our bodies. Stem cells carry a lot of hope for the treatment of a broad range of diseases and injuries, spanning from cancers, diabetes, genetic diseases, graft-versus-host disease, eye, heart and liver diseases, inflammatory and autoimmune disorders, to neurological diseases and injuries, particularly neurodegenerative diseases, like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease and many others. This book provides an overview and in-depth analysis of recent developments in stem cell research and therapy. It is composed of recently published review articles that went through a peer-review process.
Contents
Introduction -- Adult neurogenesis & neural stem cellstherapeutic potential; Enhanced Neurogenesis Following Neurological Disease; Alzheimer's disease: increased neurogenesis & possible disease mechanisms related to neurogenesis; Neurogenesis, NSCs, pathogenesis & therapies for Alzheimer's disease; Adult Neurogenesis & Drug Therapy; Neurogenic Factors are Targets in Depression; Pharmacology of adult neurogenesis: compensatory & regenerative processes; Adult Neurogenesis, neuroinflamation, & therapeutic potential of adult neural stem cells; A dual activity of ROS & oxidative stress on adult neurogenesis & Alzheimer's disease; Adult neurogenesis & neural stem cells as a model for the discovery & development of novel drugs; Neurogenic drugs & compounds; VSELs; Very small embryonic-like stem cells for regenerative medicine. Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents; Transplantation of cord blood stem cells for treating hematologic diseases: strategies to improve engraftment; Transplantation of two populations of stem cells to improve engraftment; Ex vivo fucosylation of stem cells to improve engraftment; Thirteen compounds promoting oligodendrocyte progenitor cell differentiation & remyelination for treating multiple sclerosis; Antibodies against CD20 (Rituximab) for treating multiple sclerosis; Index.NER(01): GB IE
