Stem Cell Regulators

First published in 1943, Vitamins and Hormones is the longest-running serial published by Academic Press. The Editorial Board now reflects expertise in the field of hormone action, vitamin action, X-ray crystal structure, physiology and enzyme mechanisms.

Under the capable and qualified editorial leadership of Dr. Gerald Litwack, Vitamins and Hormones continues to publish cutting-edge reviews of interest to endocrinologists, biochemists, nutritionists, pharmacologists, cell biologists and molecular biologists. Others interested in the structure and function of biologically active molecules like hormones and vitamins will, as always, turn to this series for comprehensive reviews by leading contributors to this and related disciplines.

This volume focuses on stem cell regulators.

Eicosanoids and stem cell function LM Pelus

Maternal intake of folic acid and neural crest stem cells Chandra SK Mayanil

MicroRNA and vascular smooth muscle cells Y Eugene Chen

Bam and Bgcn in Drosophila germ line stem cell differentiation Changsoo Kim

Transforming growth factor beta superfamily in mouse embryonic stem cell self-renewal Jay L. Vivian

Inhibitor of HIFα proteins and embryonic stem cells Jose M Sanchez-Puelles

sFRP2 as a mediator of mesenchymal stem cells Pampee Paul Young

Activin as a promoter of mouse trophoblast stem cells David R Natale

TGFβ1 induces differentiation of bone marrow stromal cells Basil M Hantash

Cytokine-dependent activation of hepatocyte-like progenitor cells D Hunter Best and WB Coleman

Factors regulating pluripotency and differentiation in early mammalian embryos and embryo-derived stem cells MA Ciemerych w Aneta Suwinska

Regulation of muscle stem cell activation – the role of growth factors and extracellular matrix Edyta Brzoska & Maria A. Ciemerych

Regulatory role of Klf5 in the maintenance of stemness and in early mouse development Tommaso Russo and Silvia Parisi

Insulin and germline proliferation in C. elegans E Jane Albert Hubbard

Adult cardiac-derived stem cells: differentiation and survival regulators Nanako Kawaguchi

Manipulation of signaling pathways to generate pancreatic β-cells from embryonic stem cells Tsaniras Champeris

Mechanical loading and matrix production by mesenchymal stem cells Gwendolyn (Gwen) C Reilly

Nestin and hemopoietic stem cells Simon Mendez-Ferrer

Select glucocorticoids stimulate neurogenesis Wei Chen

Transplantation of embryonic stem cells and insulin production Ashleigh Boyd

Molecular regulation of bone development Amjad Joved

Effect of progesterone on human mesenchymal stem cells Dobroslav Kyurkchiev

Aberrations and therapeutics involving the developmental pathway Hedgehog in pancreatic cancer Fergal C. Kelleher

Micro RNAs and mesenchymal stem cells Giovanni Camussi

Thymosins and muscle regeneration Takahiko Hara