Gene and Cell Delivery for Intervertebral Disc Degeneration

ISBN-13: 9781498799409 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 259 str.

Raquel Madeira Goncalves; Mario Adolfo Barbosa

Opis

Intervertebral disc degeneration is one of the major causes of lower back pain for which the common therapeutic interventions are not efficient. This book adds to the knowledge on cellular and molecular therapies for intervertebral disc degeneration and associated lower back pain.

Spis treści

Intervertebral disc degeneration in the clinics: therapeutic challenges. Cell therapies and pain in low back pain patients. Molecular therapy for intervertebral disc degeneration. Cell therapies for intervertebral disc with activated Nucleus Pulposus Cells. Mesenchymal Stem Cells-based therapies for intervertebral disc . Materials for cell delivery in degenerated intervertebral disc. Chemoattractors in intervertebral disc degeneration. Cell recruitment for degenerated intervertebral disc. Cell therapies and mechanotransduction in degenerated intervertebral disc. Molecular therapies with miRNA in degenerated intervertebral disc.