Hematopoietic Stem Cells. New Research

Description:

Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT) is an established treatment for a variety of malignant and nonmalignant conditions. In autologous HSCT, the stem cells are collected from the patient then infused back after high dose chemotherapy. On the other hand, in allogeneic HSCT, the stem cells are donated from another individual (who may be related or unrelated and unmatched or matched). In this book, the authors present new research in the study of hematopoietic stem cells including pulmonary complications following HSCT; psychological health and adjustment of families of children who undergo HSCT; the immunogenetics of unrelated HSCT for thalassemia; HSCT for inflammatory bowel diseases; and extramedullary hematopoiesis leading to the production of a novel antigen-presenting cell type in the murine spleen. (Imprint: Nova Biomedical)

Table of Contents:

Preface

Pulmonary Complications Following Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation -pp. 1-50
(Jihane Zaza Dit Yafawi, Emad S. Shehada, Ayman Soubani, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Karmanos Cancer Center and Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Hematopoietic Stem Cells: Potential New Applications for Translational Medicine -pp. 51-96
(Hady Felfly, Gabriel G. Haddad, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), California, USA, and others)

Psychological Health and Adjustment of Families of Children Who Undergo Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation -pp. 97-116
(Marta Tremolada, Sabrina Bonichini, Marta Pillon, Department of Paediatrics, Oncology Hemathology Division, University Hospital of Padova, Italy)

New Insights into the Immunogenetics of Unrelated Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Thalassemia -pp. 117-134
(G. Caocci, R. Littera, S. Orru, C. Carcassi, G. La Nasa, Hematology Unit, Bone Marrow Tranplant Center, R. Binaghi Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cagliari, Italy)

Hematopoietic Stem Cell Therapy for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases -pp. 135-150
(W.K. van Deen, G.M. Crooks, D.W. Hommes, Center for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA, and others)

Extramedullary Hematopoiesis Leading to the Production of a Novel Antigen-Presenting Cell Type in Murine Spleen -pp. 151-164
(Rebecca A. Hinton, Helen C. O’Neill, Research School of Biology, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia)

Index -pp. 165-176

Editors: Wesley G. Montgomery and Heather I. Burton