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Stem Cell Week

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . February 20th, 2006

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Neurogenesis - F-spondin promotes nerve precursor differentiation

Spinal Cord Injury - Transplanted embryonic stem cell-derived neural stem cells effective in spinal cord injury

Stem Cell Research - Distinct stem cell populations regenerate follicle and interfollicular epidermis

Stem Cell Research - ESCs differentiate into hair follicle-like structures as well as glandular structures

Acute Myeloid Leukemia - Modified conventional protocol for childhood AML well tolerated

Acute Myeloid Leukemia - mTOR regulates cell survival after etoposide treatment in primary AML cells

Adult Stem Cells - Prion that causes mad cow disease also helps certain adult stem cells maintain themselves

Blood Safety - Flow cytometry used to test sterility of buffy coat-derived platelet concentrates

Business Update - Cord blood company CEO discusses company business model

Business Update - Cord blood preservation company acquires assets of New York umbilical cord blood company

Cell Storage - Desiccated sperm storage viable alternative to conventional cryopreservation

Cell Therapy - Whole-blood leukodepletion filters are a source of CD34+ progenitors for cell therapy

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Poor-risk CLL patients undergoing ASCT have significant graft-versus-leukemia effect

Cord Blood - Cell-therapy company expands cord blood banking into India

Cord Blood - Donor cell-derived acute leukemia occurred following umbilical cord blood transplantation

Cord Blood - IL-21 induces differentiation of naive and memory B cells into Ab-secreting plasma cells

Drug Development - Report says monoclonal antibodies, gene manipulation, stem cells may shape drug discovery

Genetics & Genomics - gp130 expression in BM microenvironment makes an important contribution to hematopoiesis

Immunotherapy - Whole cell vaccines developed to clear residual tumor cells in acute myeloid leukemia

Mergers & Acquisitions - Investment company completes acquisition of NeoStem, Inc.

Muscle Wasting Disease - Myostatin inhibition validated as a therapeutic approach to muscle wasting diseases

Neurogenesis - BMSCs promote neurogenesis of endogenous neural stem cells in the hippocampus

Neurogenesis - NSCs may play significant roles in pathophysiology of alcohol-related disorders

Orthopedics - Genetically engineered muscle-derived stem cells improve cartilage repair in rats

Orthopedics - Research aims to create bone structures from cord blood stem cells

Orthopedics - Treatment technique stimulates patient's stem cells to repair cartilage

Parkinson Disease - Discovery may advance stem cell therapy for Parkinson disease patients

Pediatrics - Phase II/III pediatric trial with Defibrotide to prevent veno-occlusive disease begins

Stem Cell Research - Cells enriched in neural tissue-committed SC markers are mobilized into blood after stroke

Stem Cell Research - Celution Stem Cell System gets CE mark; company meets collaboration milestone

Stem Cell Research - Corneal keratocytes retain neural crest progenitor cell properties

Stem Cell Research - Solitary stem cells found in living bone marrow

Stem Cell Therapy - Role of the nervous system in regulating stem cells discovered

Stem Cell Transplantation - Maximum PAI-1 plasma antigen levels not exceeding 120 ng/mL excludes VOD after HSCT

Stem Cell Transplantation - Mobilized CD34+ stem cells expanded for clinical use in serum-free medium

Stem Cell Transplantation - Single-dose pegfilgrastim for CD34+ cell mobilization is feasible

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Life-threatening lupus responds to stem cell transplant therapy

Tissue Engineering - Autologous chondrocyte implantation may be cost effective in the long term

Tissue Engineering - Findings describe new data in tissue engineering research

Tissue Engineering - Hydroxyapatite scaffolds for bone tissue engineering made by 3D printing

Tissue Engineering - Low-level laser irradiation stimulates osteogenic MSC phenotype seeded on 3D biomatrix

Tissue Engineering - Nano-structured chitosan enhances dermal fibroblast growth

Tissue Engineering - PLLA/PLGA blended scaffolds modified by type II collagen used for cartilage regeneration

Tissue Engineering - Preosteoblasts produce extracellular matrix within pores of composite scaffolds

Tissue Engineering - Soluble phosphate glass fibers developed for bone-ligament interface repair

Tissue Engineering - Tissue engineered nasal cartilage matches typical mechanics of native hyaline cartilage

Transplant Medicine - Male germ cell transplantation is an emerging technology in livestock production

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