Medical Applications of iPS Cells Innovation in Medical Sciences /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Inoue, Haruhisa (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Nakamura, Yukio (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Current Human Cell Research and Applications,
• Subjects: Oncology .; Cell biology.; Oncology.; Cell Biology.

This volume highlights recent advances using iPS cells in disease modeling and medical applications along with new technologies that enhance the power of iPS cells. While the discovery of iPS cells has provided excellent opportunities for developing models of human diseases, platforms for drug disco...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction. Overview
• Disease Modeling. iPSCs for disease modeling
• Reprogramming cancer cells
• Recapitulating hematopoiesis in the lab
• Modeling cardiomyopathies with iPSCs
• Molecular Technologies. Controling cell state with intracellular biomarkers
• Genome editing of stem cells
• iPS Applications. iPSC-based cell therapy for eye diseases
• 3D models for organ development
• Drug discovery using iPSCs
• Direct differentiation of neural cells.