Liver, Lung and Heart Regeneration

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Pham, Phuc Van (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Stem Cells in Clinical Applications,
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Internal medicine.; Stem cells.; Regenerative medicine.; Tissue engineering.; Biomedical engineering.; Life Sciences.; Stem Cells.; Regenerative Medicine/Tissue Engineering.; Biomedical Engineering.; Internal Medicine.

This invaluable resource discusses clinical applications with effects and side-effects of applications of stem cells in liver, lung and heart regeneration. All chapters are contributed by pre-eminent scientists in the field and covers such topics as cell therapy in the treatment of cirrhosis and oth...

Table of Contents:

• Part I: Liver Regeneration
• Chapter 1. Characteristics of hepatic progenitor cells during liver development and regeneration
• Chapter 2. Cell therapy in chronic liver disease
• Chapter 3. Clinical Applications of Stem Cells in Liver Cirrhosis
• Chapter 4. Mesenchymal stem cell therapy for liver cirrhosis treatment: mechanisms and bioeffects
• Part II. Lung Regeneration
• Chapter 6. Regenerative Potential of Mesenchymal Stem cells: Therapeutic applications in lung disorders
• Chapter 7. Recent Advances in Lung Regeneration
• Part III: Heart Regeneration
• Chapter 8. Road to heart regeneration with induced pluripotent stem cells
• Chapter 9. Myocardial tissue engineering for cardiac repair
• Chapter 10. Stem cell therapy for ischemic heart disease
• Chapter 11. Myocardial Tissue Engineering: a 5 year- update.