Cell Therapy, Stem Cells, and Brain Repair Edited by Cyndy Davis Sanberg, php Paul R. Sanberg, PhD, DSc *K HUMANA PREss14 Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine Commercial and Pharmaceutical Implications L, Eduardo Cruz and SilviaP. Azevedo ABSTRACT ‘imlantaton was pesaps th fit therapentc tol im mgenerative mol cine Since the fist sous hplana mee lnuached, the economical meaning tf tearing degenerative diese, andthe Iafacnce in hel care cows for he tery populcion, hs Decme aor apparent (1 also clar tha oo86 Implant wea, asthe majory oF implants do not integrate win he Dot taste leo are oloageravalableater peti oft. ARhovgh lasts fnay be mesianially darable and made of biologically inert materials, Inplats and thei lick of bineompaiblity aerate the aed or insonative reans of reenertinglsscr dceayed issue (2. Altratvely, the arena ‘tte slery, natoogial oleae diseases wl ve major roles ithe ‘veal cont f rath al consequent pharmaceaical, device, hsp sad linia! pasties forthe nevt 25 ye The great herpetic poten of sem Cella ting degsneraive dsctaes canbe rticnalzed,ascall hrapy and {hove cosleerng ny be considered the mos relent window of oppor ty in alltel bine fx the dawn of the 2st entry (4. Wl cell therapy be a tilor-made process? Will sntologv ell tansplaiation ecome a sundatd medical poestare? Willfe-he-sthlf el eaten sen te package, grecabed, an fousnely wed nse opal eso? Key Words implantation; sem cll: degenerative diseases INTRODUCTION Autologous iilor-made cell therapy has established a new era in medi cine, Pesitve reports on the benefits ofeell therapy cccar almost daily in both the mainstream media, as wel as peer-reviewed jourals (5) Cardiac, immunologisal, weucological, and even endocrinological disorders ace ‘thought 10 benetit from cell therapy (6). However, unless the prod has om cnr Ty, So han ras ae SEE aeiters ne aasey Slhenen hese 363