Applications of the amniotic membrane in tissue engineering and regeneration: the hundred-year challenge

H Elkhenany, A El-Derby, M Abd Elkodous… - Stem Cell Research & …, 2022 - Springer
The amniotic membrane (Amnio-M) has various applications in regenerative medicine. It
acts as a highly biocompatible natural scaffold and as a source of several types of stem cells …

Biological properties and surgical applications of the human amniotic membrane

JR Munoz-Torres, SB Martínez-González… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The amniotic membrane (AM) is the inner part of the placenta. It has been used
therapeutically for the last century. The biological proprieties of AM include …

Amniotic membrane and its epithelial and mesenchymal stem cells as an appropriate source for skin tissue engineering and regenerative medicine

B Farhadihosseinabadi, M Farahani… - Artificial cells …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
One of the main goals of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine is to develop skin
substitutes for treating deep dermal and full thickness wounds. In this regard, both scaffold …

Insight into TLR4-mediated immunomodulation in normal pregnancy and related disorders

P Firmal, VK Shah, S Chattopadhyay - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Unlike organ transplants where an immunosuppressive environment is required, a
successful pregnancy involves an extremely robust, dynamic, and responsive maternal …

Potential therapeutic features of human amniotic mesenchymal stem cells in multiple sclerosis: immunomodulation, inflammation suppression, angiogenesis …

M Abbasi-Kangevari, SH Ghamari… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory and degenerative disorder of the central nervous
system with unknown etiology. It is accompanied by demyelination of the nerves during …

Microfluidic tools for enhanced characterization of therapeutic stem cells and prediction of their potential antimicrobial secretome

P Marrazzo, V Pizzuti, S Zia, A Sargenti, D Gazzola… - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Antibiotic resistance is creating enormous attention on the development of new antibiotic-
free therapy strategies for bacterial diseases. Mesenchymal stromal stem cells (MSCs) are …

Antimicrobial activity of mesenchymal stem cells against Staphylococcus aureus

H Yagi, AF Chen, D Hirsch, AC Rothenberg… - Stem cell research & …, 2020 - Springer
Introduction There have been limited advances in the treatment of bone and joint infections,
which currently involves a combination of surgery and antibiotic administration. There is a …

[HTML][HTML] Biological importance of human amniotic membrane in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine

Z Hu, Y Luo, R Ni, Y Hu, F Yang, T Du, Y Zhu - Materials Today Bio, 2023 - Elsevier
The human amniotic membrane (hAM) is the innermost layer of the placenta. Its distinctive
structure and the biological and physical characteristics make it a highly biocompatible …

Human placenta-derived amniotic epithelial cells as a new therapeutic hope for COVID-19-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and systemic …

A Babajani, K Moeinabadi-Bidgoli, F Niknejad… - Stem Cell Research & …, 2022 - Springer
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which causes coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19), has become in the spotlight regarding the serious early and late …

From antimicrobial to anticancer peptides: the transformation of peptides

Y Qin, ZD Qin, J Chen, CG Cai, L Li… - Recent patents on …, 2019 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Antimicrobial peptides play an important role in the innate immune system.
Possessing broad-spectrum antibacterial activity, antimicrobial peptides can quickly treat …