The Science of Reconstructive Transplantation [Hardcover]

This volume presents a comprehensive overview of the latest advances in basic and translational research in the field of reconstructive transplantation and its potential therapeutic implications. Dr. Thomas E. Starzl and Dr. Raimund Margreiter, both pioneers in the field of transplantation, have written the foreword for the book.

The volume spans such topics as skin rejection, immune monitoring, stem cell-based immunomodulatory strategies, costimulatory blockade, tolerance induction, chronic rejection, ischemia reperfusion injury, nerve regeneration, cortical reintegration, and small and large animal models for reconstructive transplantation. The book is intended for biomedical researchers and basic scientists in the field of reconstructive transplantation, transplant immunology and regenerative medicine, as well as clinicians, surgeons and multidisciplinary specialists, who are practicing or interested in this novel and exciting field. Postgraduate fellows and students will also find it a valuable reference.

Foreword.- 1. Small Animal Models for Reconstructive Transplantation.-?2. Use of Large Animal and Nonhuman Primate Models for Reconstructive Transplantation.-?3.?Unique Immunological Features of Vascularized Composite Allografts.-?4.?Immunological Differences Between Face and Extremity Transplants.-?5.?Advances in Diagnosing Skin Rejection and Immune Monitoring.-?6.?Bayesian Classifier and Molecular Marker Platforms for Immune Monitoring.-?7.?Migration and Communication Patterns in Skin Rejection.-?8.?Antibody Mediated Rejection in Reconstructive Transplantation.-?9.?The Influence of Skin-specific Antigen Presenting Cells on Immunogenicity of Vascularized Composite Allografts.-?10. Chronic Rejection in Reconstructive Transplantation.-?11. Cell-based Immunomodulatory Concepts and Tolerance Protocols for Reconstructive Transplantation.-?12. Mixed Chimerism for Tolerance Induction to Vascularized Composite Allografts.-?l3