Content:
Contributors, Pages vii-xi
Preface, Pages xiii-xiv, Craig R. Halberstadt, Dwaine F. Emerich
1 - Immunology of cell and tissue xenotransplantation, Pages 3-11, Jeffrey L. Platt
2 - Current immunosuppressive drugs and clinical use, Pages 13-28, Harrison S. Pollinger, Justin M. Burns, Vince P. Casingal, Paul F. Gores
3 - Stem and precursor cells for transplant therapy, Pages 29-42, Jingli Cai, Mahendra Rao
4 - Creating animals for cell xenotransplantation, Pages 43-56, David White
5 - Islet transplants for diabetes: The edmonton protocol, Pages 59-84, Peter A. Senior, A.M. James Shapiro
6 - Characterization of Islet Preparations, Pages 85-133, Clark K. Colton, Klearchos K. Papas, Anna Pisania, Michael J. Rappel, Daryl E. Powers, Joh J. O'Neil, Abdulkadir Omer, Gordon Weir, Susan Bonner-Weir
7 - Encapsulated human islet allografts: Providing safety with efficacy, Pages 135-153, David W. Scharp,
8 - Strategies for cell replacement for kidney failure, Pages 155-168, Marc R. Hammerman
9 - Strategies for extracorporeal devices for kidney failure, Pages 169-186, Khajohn Tiranathanagul, H. David Humes
10 - Transplants for hemophilia, Pages 187-203, Andrew GΓ³mez-Vargas, Gonzalo Hortelano
11 - Cell therapy for peripheral diseases and reconstructive applications: Transplants for lysosomal storage disease, Pages 205-213, Toya Ohashi, Yoshikatsu Eto
12 - Cellular transplants for liver diseases, Pages 215-240, Nicholas J. Krebs, Craig Neville, Joseph P. Vacanti
13 - Stem Cell Transplantation for Autoimmune Diseases, Pages 241-257, Alan Tyndall, Katarina Le Blanc
14 - Cardiac Cell Transplantation, Pages 259-274, Bryce H. Davis, Harald C. Ott, Doris A. Taylor
15 - Cylindrical cartilage transplantation for tracheal replacement, Pages 275-288,I, Koji Kojima, Charles A. Vacanti
16 - Muscle cell transplants, Pages 289-302, Mitra Lavasani, Jonathan Pollett, Johnny Huard
17 - Immunological considerations in CNS transplants, Pages 305-326, Kai-Christian Sonntag,
18 - Neurotrophic cell transplants for degenerative diseases of the eye, Pages 327-343, Chris Thanos, Dwaine F. Emerich
19 - Transplants for Glioblastoma, Pages 345-352,II, Jian Wang, A.J.A Terzis, Karen S. Aboody, Per Oyvind Enger, Rolf Bjerkvig
20 - NT2N cell transplantation and GDNF treatment in stroke: Linking neurotrophic factor therapy and neuroprotection, Pages 353-371, Cesario V. Borlongan, Christine E. Stahl, Guolong Yu, Lin Xu, Takao Yasuhara, Koichi Hara, Noriyuki Matsukawa, Paul R. Sanberg, Yun Wang, David C. Hess
21 - NGF-producing cell transplants for Alzheimer's Disease, Pages 373-384,III, Ann-Charlotte Granholm
22 - Transplants of CNTF-producing Cells for the Treatment of Huntington's Disease, Pages 385-398, Carole Escartin, Philippe Hantraye, Nicole DΓ©glon
23 - Choroid plexus epithelial cell transplants for repair of the brain, Pages 399-416,IV-V, Christopher G. Thanos, Dwaine F. Emerich
24 - Neural transplantation in huntington's Disease, Pages 417-437, Anne E. Rosser, Stephen B. Dunnett
25 - Neural Transplantation in Parkinson's Disease, Pages 439-454, Stephen B. Dunnett, Anne E. Rosser
26 - Transplants for Chronic Pain, Pages 455-475,VI-VII, Jacqueline Sagen, Daniel A. Castellanos, Shyam Gajavelli
27 - Cell grafting for spinal cord injury repair: Cell replacement and bridging strategies, Pages 477-521, D.D. Pearse, D.J. Barakat
28 - Human embryonic stem cells, dopaminergic neurons, and pathways for developing a parkinson's disease therapy, Pages 523-544,VIII-IX, William J. Freed, Joseph F. Sanchez, Chun-Ting Lee, Tandis Vazin, Rose Amable, Cynthia Schoen, Catherine Schwartz, Mahendra Rao, Xianmin Zeng
29 - Concepts in cell therapy: From cord blood to sertoli cells, Pages 547-566, Paul R. Sanberg, Denis K. English, Amal Hakki, Don F. Cameron, Svitlana Garbuzova-Davis, Alison E. Willing, Cesario V. Borlongan, Robert Henning, Stephen K. Klasko, Nagwa S. El-Badri
30 - Immunologically privileged environments, Pages 567-590, Mark P. Hedger
31 - Converging cell therapy with biomaterials, Pages 591-609, Omar A. Ali, David J. Mooney
32 - Nanotechnology's impact on cell transplantation, Pages 611-627, Dwaine F. Emerich, Craig Halberstadt
33 - Design and implementation of a cell processing facility, Pages 629-633, Tatsuya Kin, Mohammadreza Mirbolooki, Jonathan R.T. Lakey
34 - Developing Cell Therapy Products, Pages 635-646, Alfred V. Vasconcellos
Index, Pages 647-676