Amniotic membrane transplantation in ophthalmology: an updated perspective

A Walkden - Clinical Ophthalmology, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Aim The aim of this paper is to provide a succinct literature review of the different clinical
applications for AMT usage in an ophthalmic setting, ranging from commonly used …

The human Ureaplasma species as causative agents of chorioamnionitis

EL Sweeney, SJ Dando, SG Kallapur… - Clinical microbiology …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
The human Ureaplasma species are the most frequently isolated microorganisms from the
amniotic fluid and placentae of women who deliver preterm and are also associated with …

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 …

Strategies for reconstructing the limbal stem cell niche

G Yazdanpanah, Z Haq, K Kang, S Jabbehdari… - The ocular …, 2019 - Elsevier
The epithelial cell layer that covers the surface of the cornea provides a protective barrier
while maintaining corneal transparency. The rapid and effective turnover of these epithelial …

Human amniotic mesenchymal stem cells to promote/suppress cancer: two sides of the same coin

A Jafari, M Rezaei-Tavirani… - Stem Cell Research & …, 2021 - Springer
Cancer is a leading cause of death in both developed and developing countries, and
because of population growth and aging, it is a growing medical burden worldwide. With …

Rosmarinic acid activates AMPK to inhibit metastasis of colorectal cancer

YH Han, JY Kee, SH Hong - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Rosmarinic acid (RA) has been used as an anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic, and anti-cancer
agent. Although RA has also been shown to exert an anti-metastatic effect, the mechanism …

Rosmarinic acid exerts an anticancer effect on osteosarcoma cells by inhibiting DJ-1 via regulation of the PTEN-PI3K-Akt signaling pathway

Z Ma, J Yang, Y Yang, X Wang, G Chen, A Shi, Y Lu… - Phytomedicine, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Osteosarcoma is the most common type of primary malignant bone tumor. This
disease has exhibited a progressively lower survival rate over the past several decades …

A human Amniotic Membrane plug to manage high myopic macular hole associated with retinal detachment

T Caporossi, L De Angelis, B Pacini… - Acta …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To assess the efficacy of the human amniotic membrane (hAM) to treat (HMMH)
associated with retinal detachment (RD). Material and Methods Ten eyes of 10 patients with …

Rosmarinic acid inhibits cell proliferation, migration, and invasion and induces apoptosis in human glioma cells

Y Liu, X Xu, H Tang, Y Pan… - … Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - spandidos-publications.com
There is a growing evidence that Fyn kinase is upregulated in glioblastoma multiforme
(GBM), where it plays a key role in tumor proliferation and invasion. In the present study, the …

Antiproliferative and apoptotic effects of conditioned medium released from human amniotic epithelial stem cells on breast and cervical cancer cells

A Jafari, H Niknejad… - International …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction Human amniotic membrane (hAM) and its cells have been proposed for several
clinical applications, including cancer therapy. However, reports on the anticancer effects of …