Perinatal Stem Cells

Discover how perinatal stem cells may prove to be a more powerful therapeutic tool than embryonic stem cells Normally discarded as medical waste, perinatal stem cells are an incredible source of stem cells and are gaining phenomenal research attention for their potential to become a more powerful alternative to the controversial embryonic stem cells. In response to this growing field, this book provides a thorough tutorial on the current state of the art in perinatal stem cells. Presented by a panel of authorities whose expertise reaches from research to hematology to tissue engineering and beyond, this important volume covers all of the sources of stem cells found throughout pregnancy, revealing the underlying biology and potential therapeutic uses of each: Post-gestational maternal peripheral blood Umbilical cord blood Wharton's jelly Amniotic fluid Amnion lining the amniotic cavity Umbilical vein Chorionic mesenchymal stromal cells Multi-potent cells Placenta stem cells This book is a bountiful source for researchers, graduate students, cell biologists, gene therapists, obstetricians and gynecologists, and professionals engaged in regenerative medicine and developmental biology. Cord blood transplants : perinatal stem cells in clinical practice / Richard L. Haspel and Karen K. Ballen Expanding the therapeutic potential of umbilical cord blood hematopoietic stem cells / Rouzbeh R. Taghizadeh and James L. Sherley Sources of perinatal stem cells in regenerative medicine / Christian Breymann Perinatal stem cell therapy / Daniel Surbek, Anna Wagner, and Andreina Schoeberlein Umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells / Laurent Boissel ... [et al.] Wharton's jelly-derived mesenchymal stromal cells / Barbara Lutjemeier, Deryl L. Troyer, and Mark L. Weiss Endothelial progenitor cells / Curtis L. Cetrulo, Jr. and Margaret J. Starnes Umbilical cord-derived mast cells as models for the study of inflammatory diseases / Taxiarchis Kourelis, Akrivi Manola, and Theoharis C. Theoharides Amniotic fluid-derived stem cells / Ming-Song Tsai Amniotic epithelial stem cells in regenerative medicine / Fabio Marongiu ... [et al.] Human umbilical vein endothelial cells and human dermal microvascular endothelial cells offer new insights into the relationship between lipid metabolism, angiogenesis, and abdominal aortic aneurysm / Ho-Jin Park ... [et al.] Hematopoietic stem cell development in the placenta / Katrin E. Rhodes and Hanna K.A. Mikkola Fetal cell microchimerism, a low-grade naturally occuring cell therapy / Michaele Leduc, Selim Aractingi, and Kiarash Khosrotehrani. Cord blood transplants : perinatal stem cells in clinical practice / Richard L. Haspel and Karen K. Ballen Expanding the therapeutic potential of umbilical cord blood hematopoietic stem cells / Rouzbeh R. Taghizadeh and James L. Sherley Use of fetal cells in regenerative medicine / Christian Breymann Perinatal stem cell therapy / Daniel Surbek, Anna Wagner, and Andreina Schoeberlein Umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells / Laurent Boissel ... [et al.] Wharton's jelly-derived mesenchymal stromal cells / Barbara Lutjemeier, Deryl L. Troyer, and Mark L. Weiss Perinatal endothelial progenitor cells / Curtis L. Cetrulo, Jr. and Margaret J. Starnes Umbilical cord derived mast cells as models for the study of inflammatory diseases / Taxiarchis Kourelis ... [et al.] Amniotic fluid derived stem cells / Ming-Song Tsai Amniotic epithelial stem cells in regenerative medicine / Fabio Marongiu ... [et al.] Human umbilical vein endothelial cells and human dermal microvascular endothelial cells offer new insights into the relationship between lipid metabolism, angiogenesis, and abdominal aortic aneurysm / Ho-Jin Park ... [et al.] Hematopoietic stem cell development in the placenta / Katrin E. Rhodes and Hanna K.A. Mikkola Fetal cell microchimerism, a low-grade naturally occuring cell therapy / Michèle Leduc, Selim Aractingi, and Kiarash Khosrotehrani.

Discover how perinatal stem cells may prove to be a more powerful therapeutic tool than embryonic stem cells

Normally discarded as medical waste, perinatal stem cells are an incredible source of stem cells and are gaining phenomenal research attention for their potential to become a more powerful alternative to the controversial embryonic stem cells. In response to this growing field, Perinatal Stem Cells provides a thorough tutorial on the current state of the art in perinatal stem cells.

Presented by a panel of authorities whose expertise reaches from research to hematology to tissue engineering and beyond, this important volume covers all of the sources of stem cells found throughout pregnancy, revealing the underlying biology and potential therapeutic uses of each:

• Post-gestational maternal peripheral blood

• Umbilical cord blood

• Wharton's jelly

• Amniotic fluid

• Amnion lining the amniotic cavity

• Umbilical vein

• Chorionic mesenchymal stromal cells

• Multi-potent cells

• Placenta stem cells

Perinatal Stem Cells is a bountiful source for researchers, graduate students, cell biologists, gene therapists, obstetricians and gynecologists, and professionals engaged in regenerative medicine and developmental biology.

Normally discarded as medical waste, the placenta is an incredible source of stem cells. This volume covers all of the sources of stem cells found in the placenta and throughout pregnancy. Each of these sources is presented and discussed by a leading and world-renowned researcher or research team.