Table of Contents
Chapter 1 – Endogenous Angiogenesis Inhibitors: Is The List Ever Ending? pp. 1-48
Authors / Editors: (Saran Kumar, Nithya Rao, Shruthi Venugopal, Ruowen Ge, Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore)
Chapter 2 – Angiogenesis, Lymphangiogenesis and Vasculogenic Mimicry in Human Prostate Cancer Therapy pp. 49-90
Authors / Editors: (Jingli Hao, Michele Madigan, Paul Cozzi, John Kearsley, Yong Li, Cancer Care Centre, St. George Hospital, Sydney, Australia, and others)
Chapter 3 – Structural and Functional Alteration of the Aging Lower Urinary Tract pp. 91-124
Authors / Editors: (Sung Yong Cho, Seong Jin Jeong, Seung-June Oh, Department of Urology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, and others)
Chapter 4 – Stem Cell Therapy for Ischaemic Stroke in the Elderly pp. 125-144
Authors / Editors: (Ruo-Li Chen, Joyce S. Balami, Christopher Young, Shih-Hwa Chiou, Yueh Chien, Liang-Kung Chen, Francis Szele, Alastair M. Buchan, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, and others)
Chapter 5 – Role of Angiogenesis in Neural Repair after Ischemic Stroke pp. 145-164
Authors / Editors: (Yongmei Chen, Center for Cerebrovascular Research, Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, University of California San Francisco, California, USA)
Chapter 6 – Sirt1’s Systemic Protective Roles and its Promise as a Target in Anti-Aging Medicine pp. 165-181
Authors / Editors: (Bin Qi Gan, Bor Luen Tang, Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Health System, National University of Singapore, Singapore)
Chapter 7 – Ethical Debates on the Scientific Use of Embryonic Stem Cells pp. 183-192
Authors / Editors: (Wai-Tong Chien, Li-Qun Wang, Holly H.L Yu, Vincent C.Y. Wan, School of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Social Science, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, P.R. China, and others)
Chapter 8 – Peptidergic Regulation of the Urinary Bladder Functions pp. 193-215
Authors / Editors: (Anna Tolekova, Petya Hadzhibozheva, Tsvetelin Georgiev, Rosen Iliev, Galina Ilieva, Federica Pessina, Reni Kalfin, Department of Physiology, Pathophysiology and Pharmacology, Medical Faculty, Trakia University, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria, and others)
Chapter 9 – Bone Marrow Angiogenesis in Multiple Myeloma and its Prognostic Significance pp. 217-234
Authors / Editors: (Chanchal Rana, S.N. Medical College, Agra, India)
Chapter 10 – Ethical Issues with Extracorporeal Life Support in Patients with Cancer and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation pp. 235-246
Authors / Editors: (Kenneth W. Gow, Pediatric General & Thoracic Surgery, Seattle Children’s Hospital and the University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA)
Chapter 11 – New Concepts in Biomechanics of the Ankle and Hindfoot: Instability, Osteoarthritis and Reconstruction pp. 247-264
Authors / Editors: (Arno Frigg, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland)
Chapter 12 – Pathogenic Mechanisms in Escherichia coli Cystitis: New Perspectives Joined Together pp. 265-274
Authors / Editors: (Gabriella Piatti, Daniele Saverino, Department of Surgical and Diagnostic Sciences, Section of Microbiology, University of Genova, Italy)
Chapter 13 – Adenovirus Diarrhea: Types, Diagnosis and Treatments pp. 275-286
Authors / Editors: (Shuvra Kanti Dey, Tsuguto Fujimoto, Hiroshi Ushijima, Department of Developmental Medical Sciences, Institute of International Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, and others)
Chapter 14 – Radiation Induced Cystitis: Physiopathology, Clinical Manifestations and Treatment Options pp. 287-299
Authors / Editors: (R. Martínez-Rodríguez, C. Gutiérrez Ruiz, L. Ibarz Serbio, Urology Department of Universitary Hospital Germans Trias Pujol, Badalona, Spain, and others)
Chapter 15 – Homeopathy: First Line Anti-Aging Medicine pp. 301-307
Authors / Editors: (Jean-Paul Billot, Societe Francaise d’Homeopathie, Societe Francaise de Geriatric et de Gerontologie, France)
Chapter 16 – About Scar Deformities of the Foot pp. 309-315
Authors / Editors: (Babur M. Shakirov, Samarkand State Medical Institute, Burn Department of RSCUMA, Inter-Regional Burn Center, Samarkand, Uzbekistan)
Chapter 17 – Arterial Stiffness and General Aging: Mini-Review and Hypothesis pp. 317-323
Authors / Editors: (Katsuhiko Kohara, Yasuharu Tabara, Michiya Igase, Tetsuro Miki, Department of Geriatric Medicine, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan, and others)
