Brief introduction

The Journal of Stem Cells publishes papers on all aspects of stem cell research, including, but not limited to, the following topics. Reproduction of stem cells: Self-renewal (role of transcription factors), multilineage differentiation, signaling pathways in differentiation, totipotency and pluripotency, Embryonic stem cells: Organ generation (Organogenesis), sites of proliferation and differentiation, trans-dermal differentiation, and organ specific trans-localization and development, Hematopoietic stem cells: Early (primitive) and late progenitors, differentiation (role of c-Mpl, thrombopoietin, homeobox, cytokines, growth factors, inhibitors), Neural stem cells: Sites of generation and localization, Mesenchymal Stem Cells, Cardiovascular stem cells: Cardiomyocytes, Endothelial cells, Stem cells in disease: Stem cells in congenital cytopenias, Stem cells in infection (HIV, hepatitis, other), Stem cells in cancer and leukemia (abnormal proliferation), Stem cells in autoimmune diseases including Multiple Sclerosis and Diabetes, Stem cells in Parkinson’s, Stem cells in retina and glaucoma (optic-nerve cell degeneration), Stem cells in aging including Alzheimer’s, Stem cells in regeneration and degeneration, Chimeric animal models for human stem cells: Stem cell transplantation and reconstitution in vivo, Autologous stem cell transplantation and reconstitution: Different species and including primates and humans for studies on development, localization, and therapeutic strategies, Gene delivery through stem cells: Vectors, lineage specificity of endogenous and exogenous stem cell gene expression, Stem cells in therapy: Therapeutic regeneration of molecularly engineered and transplanted autologous stem cells in neurological and cardiovascular diseases due to inability of self-regeneration / repair of endogenous stem cells at sites of inflammation or disease, Regenerative Medicine, Translational Research, Current and New Perspectives in Stem Cell Research, Stem Cells and Complementary and Alternative Medicines

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