The Immunological Barriers to Regenerative Medicine

Mechanisms of Immune Rejection of Stem Cell-Derived Tissues: Insights from Organ Transplantation.- The Immunogenicity of ES Cells and their Progeny.- Interaction of Embryonic Stem Cells with the Immune System.- The Role of NK cells and T Cells in the Rejection of Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Tissues.- Mitigating the Risks of Immunogenicity in the Pursuit of Induced Pluripotency.- Thymic Involution: A Barrier or Opportunity for Cell Replacement Therapy?.- Construction of Stem Cell Banks: Prospects for Tissue Matching.- Generation of Histocompatible Tissues via Parthenogenesis.- Prospects for Designing 'Universal' Stem Cell Lines.- The Immunosuppressive Properties of Adult Stem Cells: MSC as a Case Study.- The Immunogenicity of Stem Cells and Thymus-Based Strategies to Minimise Immune Rejection.- The Induction of Mixed Chimerism Using ES Cell-Derived Hematopoietic Stem Cells.- Prospects for the Induction of Transplant Tolerance Using Dendritic Cells.- Strategies for the Induction of Tolerance with Monoclonal Antibodies.- Induction of Immunological Tolerance to Transgene Products.- Addressing the Challenge of Autoimmunity in the Treatment of Diabetes with Stem Cells.