Progenitor cell therapy for neurological injury
By: Charles S. Cox Jr., editor
Series: Stem cell biology and regenerative medicine; Stem cell biology and regenerative medicine
Publisher: Humana Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9781607619642; 9781607619659
Subjects: Stem Cell Transplantation; Brain; Therapy; Treatment; Stem cells; Nervous System Diseases; Therapeutic use; Wounds and injuries
Description: There are currently no reparative therapies for severe neurological injury, including brain injury, spinal cord injury and stroke. Actually, most treatments are designed simply to limit secondary damage. However, pre-clinical data supports the idea that exogenous stem and progenitor cells have the potential to promote a reparative response to severe neurological injuries. "Progenitor Cell Therapy for Neurological Injury" is a compilation of seminal essays that explore many unique aspects of neurological injury, focusing on the critical translational issues of cell delivery--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Progenitor Cell Therapy for Neurological Injury; Preface; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: Basics of Stem and Progenitor Cells; Chapter 2: Progenitor Cell Tissue Engineering; Chapter 3: Stem Cell Delivery Methods and Routes; Chapter 4: Neural Progenitor Cells for Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury: Endogenous Cell Rescue Versus Replacement Mechanisms; Chapter 5: Traumatic Brain Injury Pathophysiology/Models; Chapter 6: Traumatic Brain Injury: Relationship of Clinical Injury to Progenitor Cell Therapeutics; Chapter 7: Cell-Based Therapy for Stroke