Stem Cell Therapy for Osteoarthritis

Stem Cell Therapy for Osteoarthritis delivers state-of-the-art knowledge of current stem cell therapies for osteoarthritis. Current literature is dated or spread across many research articles. This volume will include different sources of adult stem cells, cell derived biological agents, stem cell derived exomes, secretion factors and more.

In addition to covering current therapies and technologies, the authors summarize methodologies, applications and the inclusion/exclusion criteria. The authors are world-renown experts in the field and this book fills a gap in the market.

• Introduces the latest updates and technologies in stem cell therapy for osteoarthritis
• Covers mechanisms, stem cell-based products, clinical trials, current challenges and much more
• Written for academic researchers, to PhD students, medical doctors, including rheumatologists and orthopaedic surgeons, other physicians and nurses

1. Backgrounds and history of stem cell therapy in osteoarthritis (OA)
2. Articular cartilage injury and underlying mechanism in osteoarthritis (OA)
3. Current status and technologies in cell therapy
4. Stem cells and stem cell-based products for OA implantation
5. Clinical trials update
6. Promises and challenges of stem cell therapy for OA

Dr. Yin Xiao is a professor in Bone and Tissue Engineering at Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology. He's the Director of Australia-China Centre for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine and a group leader of the bone and clinical research program. He obtained his BDSc and MDSc from Wuhan University (Hubei Medical University), China, with more than 10 years clinical experience. In 2000, he graduated with a PhD from School of Dentistry at the University of Queensland, Australia, and worked as a research officer for two years following his graduation. In 2004 he was awarded an NHMRC Visiting Fellowship for 6 months at the Bone Tissue Engineering Centre at the University of Carnegie Mellon, PA, USA. During this period (2003-2007) he was also appointed an Honorary Research Advisor to the School of Dentistry, UQ.