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The Immunological Barriers to Regenerative Medicine

Recent years have witnessed numerous advances in stem cell research that have suggested novel strategies for the treatment of the chronic and regenerative diseases that pose a growing challenge to the provision of healthcare in the 21st century.  Nevertheless, there is little doubt that related disc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Fairchild, Paul J. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Humana, 2013.
Edición:1st ed. 2013.
Colección:Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine,
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Mechanisms of Immune Rejection of Stem Cell-Derived Tissues: Insights from Organ Transplantation
  • The Immunogenicity of ES Cells and their Progeny
  • Interaction of Embryonic Stem Cells with the Immune System
  • The Role of NK cells and T Cells in the Rejection of Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Tissues
  • Mitigating the Risks of Immunogenicity in the Pursuit of Induced Pluripotency
  • Thymic Involution: A Barrier or Opportunity for Cell Replacement Therapy?
  • Construction of Stem Cell Banks: Prospects for Tissue Matching
  • Generation of Histocompatible Tissues via Parthenogenesis
  • Prospects for Designing 'Universal' Stem Cell Lines
  • The Immunosuppressive Properties of Adult Stem Cells: MSC as a Case Study
  • The Immunogenicity of Stem Cells and Thymus-Based Strategies to Minimise Immune Rejection
  • The Induction of Mixed Chimerism Using ES Cell-Derived Hematopoietic Stem Cells
  • Prospects for the Induction of Transplant Tolerance Using Dendritic Cells
  • Strategies for the Induction of Tolerance with Monoclonal Antibodies
  • Induction of Immunological Tolerance to Transgene Products
  • Addressing the Challenge of Autoimmunity in the Treatment of Diabetes with Stem Cells.