Stem Cell Transplantation

Section I. Basic Aspects of Transplantation

1. The Frontiers of Organ Transplantation and Cell Therapy
Rafael Matesanz

2. Organ Transplantation in the 21th Century
Francisco Ortega

3. Imunology and the Challenge of Transplantation
Rebeca Alonso Arias, Antonio López-Vázquez, Carlos López-Larrea

4. Cellular Immunotolerance in the Transplant
Marcos Lóez-Hoyos, David San Segundo, Manuel Arias

5. Immunosuppression in the ERA of Biological Agents
Josep M. Grinyó, Josep M. Cruzado, Oriol Bestard, J. R. Vidal Castiñeira, Joan Torras

6. Transgenic Organs and Xenotransplants
Cristina Costa Vallés, Rafael Máñez Mendiluce

7. Cell and Tissue Therapy in Regenerative Medicine
Ana Sánchez, Thomas Schimmang, Javier García-Sancho

Section II. Adult Stem Cells

8. Characteristics of Adult Stem Cells
Manuel A. Gonzalez, Antonio Bernad

9. Bone Marrow Transplantation Extends Its Scope
Fermín M. Sánchez-Guijo, Alberto Orfao, María Consuelo Cañizo

10. Biology of Stem Cells: The Role of Microenvironments
Agustín G. Zapata, David Alfaro, Javier García-Ceca

11. Mobilization and Homing of Hematopoietic Stem Cells
Beatriz Suárez-Álvarez, Antonio López-Vázquez, Carlos López-Larrea

12. Great Promise of Tissue-Resident Adult Stem/Progenitor Cells in Transplantation and Cancer Therapies
Murielle Mimeault, Surinder K. Batra

13. Multipotent Mesenchymal Stromal Cells: Clinical Applications and Cancer Modeling
René Rodríguez, Javier García-Castro, Cesar Trigueros, Mariano García Arranz, Pablo Menéndez

Section III. Embryonic Stem Cells

14. Neural Stem Cells and Transplantation Studies in Parkinson’s Disease
Ricardo Pardal, José López-Barneo

15. Biological Impact of Human Embryonic Stem Cells
Miguel Martín, Pablo Menéndez

16. Epigenetics of Embryonic Stem Cells
Vincenzo Calvanese, Mario F. Fraga

17. New Tools in Regenerative Medicine: Gene Therapy
Miguel Muñoz Ruiz, José R. Regueiro

18. Therapeutic Cloning and Cellular Reprogramming
Ramon M. Rodriguez, Pablo J. Ross, Jose B. Cibelli

Section IV. Stem Cell Regenerative Medicine

19. Advances in Stem Cell Therapy
Silvia Pérez López, Jesús Otero Hernández

20. Tissue Bioengineering and Artificial Organs
Sara Llames, Eva García, Jesús Otero Hernández, Álvaro Meana

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