Emerging Trends in Cell and Gene Therapy

1. The Mechanism of Stem Cell Differentiation into Smooth Muscle Cells
Russell Simpson, Qingbo Xu

2. Recent Advances in Embryonic Stem Cell Engineering Toward Tailored Lineage Differentiation
Zhen Xu, Jingyu Wang, Yanan Du

3. Human Amniotic Membrane: A Potential Tissue and Cell Source for Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine
Silvia Diaz-Prado, Emma Muiños-Lopez, Isaac Fuentes-Boquete, Francisco J. Toro, Francisco J. Blanco Garcia

4. Novel Strategies Applied to Provide Multiple Sources of Stem Cells as a Regenerative Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease
Abir O. El Sadik

5. Hair Follicle: A Novel Source of Stem Cells for Cell and Gene Therapy
Panagiotis Mistriotis, Stelios T. Andreadis

6. Genetically Modified Stem Cells for Transplantation
M. Ian Phillips

7. Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells: Basics and the Application in Disease Model and Regenerative Medicine
Zhiyong Liu, Feng Li

8. Gene Transfer to the Heart: Emerging Strategies for the Selection of Vectors, Delivery Techniques, and Therapeutic Targets
Michael G. Katz, Anthony S. Fargnoli, Louella A. Pritchette, Charles R. Bridges

9. Cell-Based Therapy for Cardiovascular Injury
Yuji Haraguchi, Tatsuya Shimizu, Masayuki Yamato, Teruo Okano

10. Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells: New Advances in Cardiac Regenerative Medicine
Shinsuke Yuasa, Mitsushige Murata, Keiichi Fukuda

11. Dendritic Cells for Cancer Immunotherapy
Nicolas Larmonier, Emmanuel Katsanis

12. Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Prospects for Cancer Therapy
Long-Jun Dai, Xu-Yong Sun, Jie Luo, Garth L. Warnock

13. RNA Interference for Oncology: Clinical Prospects Beyond the Hype
Eishi Ashihara, Taira Maekawa

14. Cell Therapy Using Adult Stem Cells in Osteonecrosis and Nonunion Fractures
Jean-Philippe Hauzeur

15. Stem Cell Therapies for the Treatment of Spinal Cord Injuries: Current Progress in Basic Science and Clinical Research
Hilary North, John Kessler

16. Pluripotent Stem Cells for Neural Regeneration
Syed Ameer Basha Paspala, Aleem Ahmed Khan, Sandeep Vishwakarma, T. V. Ramakrishna Murthy

17. Synovial Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Their Applications in Musculoskeletal Regeneration
Yvonne Peck, Dong-An Wang

18. Stem Cell Therapy Aided Liver Regeneration
Ningning Yang, Manrong Jiang

19. Application of Microfluidics to Study Stem Cell Dynamics
Huaying Chen, Robert E. Nordon

20. Biomimetic Multiscale Topography for Cell Alignment
Kara E. McCloskey

21. Spinal Cord Repair by Means of Tissue Engineered Scaffolds
Mindan Wang, Xiongbiao Chen, David J. Schreyer

22. Stem Cells in Ligament Tissue Engineering
Mukai Chimutengwende-Gordon, Wasim S. Khan

23. Biomaterials for Bone Tissue Engineering
Qizhi Chen

24. Gene Therapy for the Inner Ear: Progress and Prospects
Hong Sun, Aji Huang, Hong Liu, Shousong Cao

25. Preclinical Studies on Growth Plate Cartilage Regeneration Using Chondrocytes or Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Rosa Chung, Cory J. Xian

26. Cell and Gene Transfer Strategies for Vascularization During Skin Wound Healing
Benoit Hendrickx, Margot Den Hondt, Kristoff Verdonck, Jan J. Vranckx, Aernout Luttun

Keywords: Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Gene Therapy, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology