Regenerative medicine, the most recent and emerging branch of medical science, deals
with functional restoration of tissues or organs for the patient suffering from severe injuries or …

The amniotic fluid has been identified as an untapped source of cells with broad potential,
which possess immunomodulatory properties and do not have the ethical and legal …

Reprogramming somatic cells to a pluripotent state drastically reconfigures the cellular
anabolic requirements, thus potentially inducing cancer-like metabolic transformation …

Progress in the understanding of the biology of perinatal tissues has contributed to the
breakthrough revelation of the therapeutic effects of perinatal derivatives (PnD), namely birth …

Mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSCs) are currently one of the most extensively
researched fields due to their promising opportunity for use in regenerative medicine. There …

Human pluripotent embryonic stem cells have two special features: self-renewal and
pluripotency. It is important to understand the properties of pluripotent stem cells and …

Amniotic fluid (AF) and amniotic membrane (AM) have been recently characterized as
promising sources of stem or progenitor cells. Both not only contain subpopulations with …

Human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) have been recently found to harbor genomic
alterations. However, the integrity of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) within reprogrammed cells …

BACKGROUND The human placenta is vital for fetal development, yet little is understood
about how it forms successfully to ensure a healthy pregnancy or why this process is …

Somatic cells reprogrammed into induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) acquire features of
human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) and thus represent a promising source for cellular …