Gene and Cell Delivery for Intervertebral Disc Degeneration Hardback
Edited by Raquel Madeira (Instituto de Investigacao e Invacao em Saude (I3S); Instituto de Engenhar Goncalves, Mario Adolfo (Universidade do Porto, Instituto de Ciencias Biomedicas Abel Salazar, Porto, Barbosa
Part of the Gene and Cell Therapy series
Hardback
Description
Intervertebral disc degeneration is one of the major causes of lower back pain for which the common therapeutic interventions are not efficient.
A search for alternative therapies for lower back pain and intervertebral disc degeneration includes cell-based therapies.
Unfortunately, intervertebral disc degeneration is avascular and thus a hostile environment for cell survival.
Furthermore, cellular characterization in intervertebral disc degeneration, and particularly in the nucleus pulposus, is controversial, mainly due to lack of specific markers and species variability.
This book adds to the knowledge on cellular and molecular therapies for intervertebral disc degeneration and associated lower back pain. Key Selling Features:Describes the ontogeny and phenotype of intervertebral disc cellsReviews the role that inflammation plays in disco-genic painHighlights the types of cells that might be used as sources for treating degenerating intervertebral discsSummarizes current alternative therapiesExplores methods for cell delivery into degenerated intervertebral discs
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:259 pages, 20 Tables, black and white; 13 Illustrations, color; 10 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Inc
- Publication Date:08/05/2018
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- ISBN:9781498799409
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:259 pages, 20 Tables, black and white; 13 Illustrations, color; 10 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Inc
- Publication Date:08/05/2018
- Category:
- ISBN:9781498799409