The advent of mesenchymal stem cell (MSC)-based therapies for clinical therapeutics has
been an exciting and new innovation for the treatment of a variety of diseases associated …

Basic and clinical research accomplished during the last few years on embryonic, fetal,
amniotic, umbilical cord blood, and adult stem cells has constituted a revolution in …

Despite past extensive studies, the mechanisms underlying pulmonary fibrosis (PF) still
remain poorly understood. Here, we demonstrated that lungs originating from different types …

The pathological hallmark lesions in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis are the fibroblastic foci, in
which fibroblasts are thought to be involved in the tissue remodeling, matrix deposition, and …

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The University of Vermont College of Medicine and the Vermont
Lung Center, with support of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), the …

Rationale: Tissue fibrosis is considered a dysregulated wound-healing response.
Fibronectin containing extra type III domain A (EDA) is implicated in the regulation of wound …

In the lungs, parenchymal and vascular remodelling share pathomechanisms that may
explain the relatively high prevalence (30–40%) of pulmonary hypertension (PH) in …

Introduction Regenerative medicine and particular adult stem cells represent an alternative
option with several fruitful therapeutic applications in patients suffering from chronic lung …

Fetal membranes (amnion and chorion) have recently raised significant attention as
potential sources of stem cells. We have recently demonstrated that cells derived from …

Baicalin is an important flavonoid compound THAT is isolated from the Scutellaria
baicalensis Georgi Chinese herb and plays a critical role in anti‑oxidative, anti‑inflammatory …