Denudation of human amniotic membrane by a novel process and its characterisations for biomedical applications [PDF]
, 2016 This study was aimed to investigate the suitability of a modified method to get decellularised human amniotic membrane (DHAM). The obtained membrane was subjected to physico-chemical and biological evaluations to validate its potential for biomedical ...
R. Kumar, R. Sripriya
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Зголемени вредности на IL-8 во ран втор триместар и нивната поврзаност со предвремено раѓање [PDF]
, 2020 Cytokines (IL-1, IL-6, IL-8, TNF- alfa) are of crucial importance during pregnancy; they are produced by the placenta in the amniotic fluid and they are elevated in case of intrauterine inflammation.
Kaev, Ivo +3 more
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Amniotic Membrane Patching Promotes Ischemic Rat Heart Repair
Cell Transplantation, 2009 The amniotic membrane has long been applied for wound healing and treatment of ophthalmological disorders, even though the mechanisms underlying its actions remain to be clarified.
Anna Cargnoni +5 more
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Placental-mediated increased cytokine response to lipopolysaccharides: a potential mechanism for enhanced inflammation susceptibility of the preterm fetus. [PDF]
, 2012 BackgroundCerebral palsy is a nonprogressive motor impairment syndrome that has no effective cure. The etiology of most cases of cerebral palsy remains unknown; however, recent epidemiologic data have demonstrated an association between fetal neurologic ...
Belkacemi, Louiza +4 more
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Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 2020 Purpose Fibrosis or scarring is a pathological outcome of wound healing and is characterized by terminally differentiated myofibroblasts. Heavy chain-hyaluronic acid/pentraxin 3 (HC-HA/PTX3) is a unique matrix component purified from amniotic membrane ...
Ying-Ting Zhu +6 more
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Immunological Compatibility Status of Placenta-Derived Stem Cells is Mediated by Scaffold 3D Structure [PDF]
, 2018 Placenta-derived amniotic epithelial cells (AECs), a great cell source for tissue engineering and stem cell therapy, are immunologically inert in their native state; however, immunological changes in these cells after culture and differentiation have ...
Azizian, Sara +8 more
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Human Amniocytes Are Receptive to Chemically Induced Reprogramming to Pluripotency [PDF]
, 2017 Restoring pluripotency using chemical compounds alone would be a major step forward in developing clinical-grade pluripotent stem cells, but this has not yet been reported in human cells.
Adjaye, J +15 more
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Drug reservoir function of voriconazole impregnated human amniotic membrane: An in vitro study
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2021 Purpose: Earlier our group has demonstrated the drug reservoir function of the human amniotic membrane (HAM) using stable moxifloxacin and fortified cefazolin ophthalmic formulations and found it as a suitable tool to deliver drugs for an extended ...
Manali Hazarika +2 more
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A proof-of-concept clinical trial using mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of corneal epithelial stem cell deficiency [PDF]
, 2019 Producción CientíficaOcular stem cell transplantation derived from either autologous or allogeneic donor corneoscleral junction is a functional cell therapy to manage extensive and/or severe limbal stem cell deficiencies that lead to corneal epithelial ...
Alberca Zaballos, Mercedes +9 more
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Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 1997 We present an ultrastructural study of the utilization of human amniotic membrane in the treatment of congenital absence of the vagina in 10 patients. All patients were surgically treated with application of an amniotic membrane graft using the modified ...
L.F. Bleggi-Torres +2 more
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