Main description:

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 other liver, heart and lung diseases, characteristics of hepatic progenitor cells, future directions of the discussed therapies and much more.

Liver, Lung and Heart Regeneration and the other books in the Stem Cells in Clinical Applications series will be invaluable to scientists, researchers, advanced students and clinicians working in stem cells, regenerative medicine or tissue engineering.

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.