"Neural Stem Cells: New Perspectives" ed. by Luca Bonfanti

This book is about problems arise when stem cells encounter the mature brain parenchyma, still hampering the development of efficacious therapeutic approaches with endogenous or exogenously-delivered neural stem cells.


Contents
Section 1 Neural Stem Cells as Progenitor Cells
1 Systems for ex-vivo Isolation and Culturing of Neural Stem Cells
2 Neural Stem Cell Heterogeneity
3 Diversity of Neural Stem/Progenitor Populations: Varieties by Age, Regional Origin and Environment
4 Reactive Muller Glia as Potential Retinal Progenitors
5 Neural Stem Cell: Tools to Unravel Pathogenetic Mechanisms and to Test Novel Drugs for CNS Diseases
Section 2 Neural Stem Cells and Neurogenesis
6 Postnatal Neurogenesis in the Subventricular Zone: A Manipulate Source for CNS Plasticity and Repair
7 Modulation of Adult Neurogenesis by the Nitric Oxide System
8 A Vascular Perspective on Neurogenesis
9 Parenchymal Neuro-Glio-Genesis Versus Germinal Layer-Derived Neurogenesis: Two Faces of Central Nervous System Structural Plasticity
Section 3 Neural Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine
10 A Survey of the Molecular Basis for the Generation of Functional Dopaminergic Neurons from Pluripotent Stem Cells: Insights from Regenerative Biology and Regenerative Medicine
11 Systemic Neural Stem Cell-Based Therapeutic Interventions for Inflammatory CNS Disorders
12 Cell Adhesion Molecules in Neural Stem Cell and Stem Cell-Based Therapy for Neural Disorders
13 Neuroinflammation on the Epigenetics of Neural Stem Cells
14 Primary Neural Stem Cell Cultures from Adult Pig Brain and Their Nerve-Regenerating Properties: Novel Strategies for Cell Therapy