Congenital diaphragmatic hernia: current management strategies from antenatal diagnosis to long-term follow-up

E Kirby, R Keijzer - Pediatric Surgery International, 2020 - Springer
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a developmental birth defect consisting of a
diaphragmatic defect and abnormal lung development. CDH complicates 2.3–2.8 per …

Cell-Free Amniotic Fluid and Regenerative Medicine: Current Applications and Future Opportunities

CM Bowen, FS Ditmars, A Gupta, JA Reems, WS Fagg - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Amniotic fluid (AF) provides critical biological and physical support for the developing fetus.
While AF is an excellent source of progenitor cells with regenerative properties, recent …

Fetal lung underdevelopment is rescued by administration of amniotic fluid stem cell extracellular vesicles in rodents

L Antounians, VD Catania, L Montalva, BD Liu… - Science Translational …, 2021 - science.org
Fetal lung underdevelopment, also known as pulmonary hypoplasia, is characterized by
decreased lung growth and maturation. The most common birth defect found in babies with …

Fetal hypoplastic lungs have multilineage inflammation that is reversed by amniotic fluid stem cell extracellular vesicle treatment

L Antounians, RL Figueira, B Kukreja, ML Litvack… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Antenatal administration of extracellular vesicles from amniotic fluid stem cells (AFSC-EVs)
reverses features of pulmonary hypoplasia in models of congenital diaphragmatic hernia …

The regenerative potential of amniotic fluid stem cell extracellular vesicles: lessons learned by comparing different isolation techniques

L Antounians, A Tzanetakis, O Pellerito, VD Catania… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) derived from amniotic fluid stem cells (AFSCs) mediate anti-
apoptotic, pro-angiogenic, and immune-modulatory effects in multiple disease models, such …

Human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived lung organoids in an ex vivo model of the congenital diaphragmatic hernia fetal lung

SM Kunisaki, G Jiang, JC Biancotti… - Stem cells …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Three-dimensional lung organoids (LOs) derived from pluripotent stem cells have the
potential to enhance our understanding of disease mechanisms and to enable novel …

Small extracellular vesicles from human amniotic fluid samples as promising theranostics

A Costa, R Quarto, S Bollini - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Since the first evidence that stem cells can provide pro-resolving effects via paracrine
secretion of soluble factors, growing interest has been addressed to define the most ideal …

Barriers in translating stem cell therapies for neonatal diseases

A Damianos, I Sammour - Seminars in Perinatology, 2023 - Elsevier
Over the last 20 years, stem cells of varying origin and their associated secretome have
been investigated as a therapeutic option for a myriad of neonatal models of disease, with …

Stem cell therapies for neonatal lung diseases: Are we there yet?

B Thébaud - Seminars in Perinatology, 2023 - Elsevier
Lung diseases are a main cause of mortality and morbidity in neonates. Despite major
breakthroughs, therapies remain supportive and, in some instances, contribute to lung …

[HTML][HTML] Cellular origins and translational approaches to congenital diaphragmatic hernia

M Jank, F Doktor, A Zani, R Keijzer - Seminars in Pediatric Surgery, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH) is a complex developmental abnormality
characterized by abnormal lung development, a diaphragmatic defect and cardiac …