• Stem Cells
• 34 min
  1. Stem cells: immortality or a healthy old age?

  • Dr. Jim McWhir
• 40 min
  2. Mouse embryonic stem cells

  • Prof. Sir Martin Evans
• Regenerative Medicine (I)
• 26 min
  3. Stem cells and regenerative medicine

  • Prof. Dame Julia Polak
  • Dr. Anne Bishop
• 27 min
  4. Tissue engineering: the science, the technology and the industry

  • Prof. Robert Nerem
• 41 min
  5. Clinical potential of stem cells

  • Prof. John Martin
• 11 min
  6. Genes and cells therapy

  • Prof. Nagy Habib
• Regenerative Medicine (II)
• 39 min
  7. Stem cell therapy for the treatment of heart failure

  • Dr. James Willerson
• 35 min
  8. Vascular tissue engineering

  • Prof. Robert Nerem
• 43 min
  9. Stem cell biology and neurodegenerative diseases

  • Dr. Ronald McKay
• 17 min
  10. Cartilage stem cells: tools for joint repair?

  • Prof. Charles Archer
• Biotechnology
• 46 min
  11. Stem cell bioprocessing

  • Dr. Sakis Mantalaris
• 68 min
  12. Nanotechnology for tissue engineering

  • Prof. Thomas J. Webster
• 37 min
  13. Materials for tissue engineering

  • Dr. Molly Stevens
  • Mr. Julian George
• Commercialization
• 36 min
  14. Commercialisation of stem cells

  • Dr. Gareth Roberts
• Ethical and Regulatory Considerations
• 44 min
  15. Stem cell ethics

  • Prof. Dame Anne McLaren
• 23 min
  16. The human fertilisation and embryology authority

  • Dame Suzi Leather
• Archived Lectures *These may not cover the latest advances in the field
• 40 min
  17. Bioethics & politics of human embryonic stem cell science in the EU's 6th framework programme

  • Prof. Brian Salter

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1. Introduction
2. Stem cells
3. Culture initiation
4. Proliferation - day 3
5. Haemopoietic cells - day 7
6. Mesenchymal stem cells - day 14
7. Epithelioid cell - day 14
8. Dendrite - forming cell - day 14
9. Cell proliferation against day of culture
10. Gene expression of the cells
11. Injection into the portal vain
12. Results from patient with alcoholic cirrhosis (AC)
13. Patient with primary sclerosing cholangitis
14. CT scan in primary sclerosing cholangitis patient
15. Mean bilirubin
16. Mean albumin
17. Conclusions
18. Phase 2 clinical trial in the AC patient
19. Results of a patient with autoimmune hepatitis

Topics Covered

• The use of human autologous stem cells in patients that suffer from liver diseases
• Stem cells specialize in repairing damaged tissues and regenerating damaged organs
• Omnicyte is a particular type of CD34+ hematopoietic stem cell
• Hematopoietic stem cells ability to expend and proliferate
• Expression of genes associated with the hepatocyte cells phenotype
• The effect of injecting human autologous stem cells into patients with liver insufficiency
• Normalization of albumin and bilirubin levels in patients with liver disease
• Results of phase II clinical trials

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Series:

• Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

Categories:

• Cell Biology
• Genetics & Epigenetics

Talk Citation

Publication History

• Published on October 1, 2007

Financial Disclosures

• Prof. Nagy Habib has not informed HSTalks of any commercial/financial relationship that it is appropriate to disclose.