Concise review: multifaceted characterization of human mesenchymal stem cells for use in regenerative medicine

RM Samsonraj, M Raghunath… - Stem cells …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) hold great potential for regenerative medicine because of
their ability for self-renewal and differentiation into tissue-specific cells such as osteoblasts …

Isolation, cultivation, and characterization of human mesenchymal stem cells

D Mushahary, A Spittler, C Kasper, V Weber… - Cytometry Part …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) exhibit a high self‐renewal capacity, multilineage
differentiation potential and immunomodulatory properties. This set of exceptional features …

Mesenchymal stem cells and immunomodulation: current status and future prospects

F Gao, SM Chiu, DAL Motan, Z Zhang, L Chen… - Cell death & …, 2016 - nature.com
The unique immunomodulatory properties of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) make them
an invaluable cell type for the repair of tissue/organ damage caused by chronic inflammation …

Fetal bovine serum (FBS): past–present–future

J Van der Valk, K Bieback, C Buta, B Cochrane… - ALTEX-Alternatives to …, 2018 - altex.org
The supplementation of culture medium with fetal bovine serum (FBS, also referred to as
“fetal calf serum”) is still common practice in cell culture applications. Due to a number of …

Advancing biomaterials of human origin for tissue engineering

FM Chen, X Liu - Progress in polymer science, 2016 - Elsevier
Biomaterials have played an increasingly prominent role in the success of biomedical
devices and in the development of tissue engineering, which seeks to unlock the …

Human platelet lysate: replacing fetal bovine serum as a gold standard for human cell propagation?

T Burnouf, D Strunk, MBC Koh, K Schallmoser - Biomaterials, 2016 - Elsevier
The essential physiological role of platelets in wound healing and tissue repair builds the
rationale for the use of human platelet derivatives in regenerative medicine. Abundant …

The dark side of foetal bovine serum in extracellular vesicle studies

O Urzì, R Olofsson Bagge… - Journal of extracellular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have been shown to be involved in cell‐cell communication and
to take part in both physiological and pathological processes. Thanks to their exclusive …

Scaled preparation of extracellular vesicles from conditioned media

S Staubach, FN Bauer, T Tertel, V Börger… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2021 - Elsevier
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) especially of mesenchymal stem/stomal cells (MSCs) are
increasingly considered as biotherapeutic agents for a variety of different diseases. For …

Mesenchymal stem or stromal cells: a review of clinical applications and manufacturing practices

RR Sharma, K Pollock, A Hubel, D McKenna - Transfusion, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC s) have recently generated great interest in the fields of
regenerative medicine and immunotherapy due to their unique biologic properties. In this …

Expanding applications of allogeneic platelets, platelet lysates, and platelet extracellular vesicles in cell therapy, regenerative medicine, and targeted drug delivery

T Burnouf, ML Chou, DJ Lundy, EY Chuang… - Journal of Biomedical …, 2023 - Springer
Platelets are small anucleated blood cells primarily known for their vital hemostatic role.
Allogeneic platelet concentrates (PCs) collected from healthy donors are an essential …