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Jessica Muller Sun

Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatrics, Hematology-Oncology

Scholarly Works - Book sections


Umbilical Cord Blood or Mesenchymal Stromal Cells as Potential Therapies for Autism Spectrum Disorder

Book section · January 1, 2021 Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that presents in childhood and is characterized by restricted, repetitive behaviors and impairments in social communication. The exact cause in unknown, but genetic and immunologic factors are ... Full text Cite

The Effects of Umbilical Cord Blood and Cord Tissue Cell Therapies in Animal and Human Models of Cerebral Palsy

Book section · January 1, 2020 Biologic and cell-based therapies are increasingly being developed for a multitude of diseases. They are being explored in the treatment of neurologic conditions, as traditional pharmacologic agents typically cannot fully address the pathologic complexity ... Full text Cite

Cord Blood Stem Cells

Book section · January 1, 2018 Cord blood (CB) has been established as a viable source of donor cells for hematopoietic reconstitution in allogeneic transplantation for all of the clinical indications treated with adult hematopoietic stem cells. CB is the only hematopoietic stem cell so ... Full text Cite

Cord Blood Transplantation in Hematological and Metabolic Diseases

Book section · January 1, 2016 Umbilical cord blood (CB), as a source of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells for hematopoietic reconstitution, has been used for over two decades in allogeneic transplantation to treat patients with hematological malignancies, bone marrow failure, imm ... Full text Cite

Emerging uses of cord blood in regenerative medicine-neurological applications

Book section · January 1, 2015 Regenerative medicine is dedicated to the study of repairing, replacing, or regenerating damaged human cells, tissues, or organs to restore or establish normal function, and it is predicted to develop into numerous applications to treat a wide variety of c ... Full text Cite

Regenerative Potential of Cord Blood

Book section · January 1, 2014 Regenerative medicine is dedicated to the study of repairing, replacing, or regenerating damaged human cells, tissues, or organs to restore or establish normal function; and it is predicted to develop into numerous applications to treat a wide variety of c ... Full text Cite

Umbilical cord blood transplantation

Book section · January 1, 2010 Overview. Over the past several decades, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation has emerged as an effective approach to curative therapy for both pediatric and adult patients with aggressive or recurrent malignancies, congenital immunodeficiency diseases, ... Full text Cite