ABSTRACT

In this book the author describes the discoveries in his laboratory that led to therapy with cultured cells. The first cultured cell type used for therapy was the keratinocyte of the epidermis, for the treatment of burns. Subsequent developments led to the use of cultured cells for the treatment of diseases of the eye, of the joints and of other diseases. Cultured cells for therapy are now being prepared by industries in the US, Japan and Korea and are used in the aforesaid countries, as well as in France, Sweden and Greece, for the treatment of disease.

chapter |1 pages

Introduction

chapter Chapter One|8 pages

The Early History of Cell Culture

chapter Chapter Two|8 pages

The Beginnings of Keratinocyte Cultivation

chapter Chapter Three|14 pages

The Treatment of Burns

chapter Chapter Four|4 pages

Defining the Stem Cell Character of Keratinocytes

chapter Chapter Five|8 pages

Treatment with Allogeneic Cultured Keratinocytes

chapter Chapter Six|6 pages

Treatment of Ocular Disease

chapter Chapter Seven|2 pages

Gene Therapy

chapter Chapter Eight|4 pages

Therapy with Cultured Chondrocytes

chapter Chapter Nine|14 pages

The Promise of Therapy with Embryonic Stem Cells

chapter |2 pages

A Final Philosophical Reflection