Stem Cells: Current Challenges and New Directions

1. Myogenic Potential of Stem Cells: In Vivo Assessment
Maximilien Bencze, Ingo Riederer, Gillian S. Butler-Browne, Wilson Savino, Vincent Mouly

2. Urine-Derived Stem Cells: Biological Characterization and Potential Clinical Applications
Guihua Liu, Chunhua Deng, Yuanyuan Zhang

3. Immunoregulatory Properties of Mesenchymal Stem Cells: In Vitro and In Vivo
Pinar Çetinalp Demircan, Ayla Eker Sariboyaci, Erdal Karaoz

4. Current Research on Stem Cells in Parkinson’s Disease: Progress and Challenges
Ria Thomas, Jan Pruszak

5. Stem Cell Applications in Retinal Diseases
Güngör Sobacı

6. Potential Use of Dental Stem Cells for Craniofacial Tissue Regeneration
Mustafa Ramazanoglu, Karl Andreas Schlegel, Gamze Torun Kose

7. Pediatric Diseases and Stem Cells: Recent Advances and Challenges
Duygu Uçkan

8. Stem Cell Therapy: From the Heart to the Periphery
Bernd Stratmann, Diethelm Tschoepe

9. Stem Cells in Wound Healing
Dilek Telci, Ayca Zeynep Ilter, Merve Erdem

10. Cancer Stem Cells: The Gist of the Matter
Torben Redmer, Dirk Schumacher, Wasco Wruck, Reinhold Schäfer, Christian R. A. Regenbrecht

11. Filling the Gap in the Relationship Between Cancer and Stem Cells
Erdal Karaoz, Belma Akpinar

12. Neural Stem Cells as Therapeutic Delivery Vehicles for Malignant Brain Tumors
Tugba Bagci-Onder

13. Therapy Resistance in Prostate Cancer: A Stem Cell Perspective
Sandra Klein, Fiona M. Frame, Norman J. Maitland

14. Mechanisms of Somatic Cell Reprogramming
Tamer T. Onder

15. Disease Modeling and Drug Discovery Using Human Pluripotent Stem Cells
Christian Honoré, Mattias Hansson

16. Stem Cell Research: Ethical Considerations
Berna Arda, Cemal Hüseyin Güvercin

Keywords: Life Sciences, Stem Cells, Cancer Research, Reproductive Medicine