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Informationen zum Autor Dr. Saura C. Sahu Research Chemist, Division of Toxicology, Office of Applied Research and Safety Assessment, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, US Food and Drug Administration. Dr. Sahu is the US Editor for the Journal of Applied Toxicology and the editor of "Hepatotoxicity" (Wiley, 2007), "Toxicogenomics" (Wiley, 2008), "Nanotoxicity" (Wiley, 2009), and "Handbook of Systems Toxicology" (Wiley, 2011). Klappentext A comprehensive and authoritative compilation of up-to-date developments in stem cell research and its use in toxicology and medicine* Presented by internationally recognized investigators in this exciting field of scientific research* Provides an insight into the current trends and future directions of research in this rapidly developing new field* A valuable and excellent source of authoritative and up-to-date information for researchers, toxicologists, drug industry, risk assessors and regulators in academia, industry and government Zusammenfassung A comprehensive and authoritative compilation of up-to-date developments in stem cell research and its use in toxicology and medicine* Presented by internationally recognized investigators in this exciting field of scientific research* Provides an insight into the current trends and future directions of research in this rapidly developing new field* A valuable and excellent source of authoritative and up-to-date information for researchers! toxicologists! drug industry! risk assessors and regulators in academia! industry and government Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Contributors xx Preface xxvi Acknowledgements xxvii PART I 1 1 Introduction 3 Saura C. Sahu References 4 2 Application of Stem Cells and iPS Cells in Toxicology 5 Maria Virginia Caballero, Ramon A. Espinoza ¿ Lewis, and Manila Candiracci 2.1 Introduction 5 2.2 Significance 6 2.3 Stem Cell (SC) Classification 7 2.4 Stem Cells and Pharmacotoxicological Screenings 8 2.5 Industrial Utilization Showcases Stem Cell Technology as a Research Tool 8 2.6 Multipotent Stem Cells (Adult Stem Cells) Characteristics and Current Uses 9 2.7 Mesenchymal Stem Cells (Adult Stem Cells) 10 2.8 Hematopoietic Stem Cells (Adult Stem Cells) 11 2.9 Cardiotoxicity 12 2.10 Hepatotoxicity 15 2.11 Epigenetic Profile 17 2.12 Use of SC and iPSC in Drug Safety 18 2.13 Conclusions and Future Applications 19 Acknowledgments 19 References 19 3 Stem Cells: A Potential Source for High Throughput Screening in Toxicology 26 Harish K Handral, Gopu Sriram, and Tong Cao 3.1 Introduction 26 3.2 Stem Cells 27 3.3 High Throughput Screening (HTS) 31 3.4 Need for a Stem Cell Approach in High Throughput Toxicity Studies 37 3.5 Role of Stem Cells in High Throughput Screening for Toxicity Prediction 38 3.6 Conclusion 40 Acknowledgement 41 Disclosure Statement 41 Author's Contribution 41 References 41 4 Human Pluripotent Stem Cells for Toxicological Screening 50 Lili Du and Dunjin Chen 4.1 Introduction 50 4.2 The Biological Characteristics of hPSCs 51 4.3 Screening of Embryotoxic Effects using hPSCs 52 4.4 The Potential of hPSC¿Derived Neural Lineages in Neurotoxicology 55 4.5 The Potential of hPSC ¿Derived Cardiomyocytes in Cardiotoxicity 60 4.6 The Potential of hPSC¿Derived Hepatocytes in Hepatotoxicity 62 4.7 Future Challenges and Perspectives for Embryotoxicity and Developmental Toxicity Studies using hPSCs 65 Acknowledgments 66 References 67 5 Effects of Culture Conditions on Maturation of Stem Cell ¿ Derived Cardiomyocytes 71 Deborah K. Hansen, Amy L. Inselman...