Wharton's jelly mesenchymal stem cells: a concise review of their secretome and prospective clinical applications

H Drobiova, S Sindhu, R Ahmad, D Haddad… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Accumulating evidence indicates that most primary Wharton's jelly mesenchymal stem cells
(WJ-MSCs) therapeutic potential is due to their paracrine activity, ie, their ability to modulate …

The multi-therapeutic role of MSCs in diabetic nephropathy

Y Wang, SK Shan, B Guo, F Li, MH Zheng… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is one of the most common diabetes mellitus (DM) microvascular
complications, which always ends with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Up to now, as the …

Unveiling heterogeneity in MSCs: exploring marker-based strategies for defining MSC subpopulations

S Chen, B Liang, J Xu - Journal of Translational Medicine, 2024 - Springer
Mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSCs) represent a heterogeneous cell population
distributed throughout various tissues, demonstrating remarkable adaptability to …

Proteomic analysis reveals commonly secreted proteins of mesenchymal stem cells derived from bone marrow, adipose tissue, and synovial membrane to show …

Y Lee, YS Park, NY Choi, YI Kim… - Stem Cells …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Paracrine factors secreted by mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) reportedly modulate
inflammation and reparative processes in damaged tissues and have been explored for …

Adipose tissue caveolin-1 upregulation in obesity involves TNF-α/NF-κB mediated signaling

A Al Madhoun, S Kochumon, D Haddad, R Thomas… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Obesity is characterized by chronic low-grade inflammation. Obese people have higher
levels of caveolin-1 (CAV1), a structural and functional protein present in adipose tissues …

Hypoxia-induced TGFBI maintains glioma stem cells by stabilizing EphA2

Z Chen, J Wang, P Peng, G Liu, M Dong… - …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Rationale: Glioma stem cells (GSCs) have emerged as pivotal drivers of tumor malignancy,
sustained by various microenvironmental factors, including immune molecules and hypoxia …

Unraveling Verapamil's Multidimensional Role in Diabetes Therapy: From β-Cell Regeneration to Cholecystokinin Induction in Zebrafish and MIN6 Cell-Line Models

H Arefanian, A Al Madhoun, F Al-Rashed, F Alzaid… - Cells, 2024 - mdpi.com
This study unveils verapamil's compelling cytoprotective and proliferative effects on
pancreatic β-cells amidst diabetic stressors, spotlighting its unforeseen role in augmenting …

Microarray analysis reveals ONC201 mediated differential mechanisms of CHOP gene regulation in metastatic and nonmetastatic colorectal cancer cells

A Al Madhoun, D Haddad, M Al Tarrah, S Jacob… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
The imipramine ONC201 has antiproliferative effects in several cancer cell types and
activates integrated stress response pathway associated with the induction of Damage …

Chemically Defined Conditions Mediate an Efficient Induction of Dental Pulp Pluripotent‐Like Stem Cells into Hepatocyte‐Like Cells

C Gil-Recio, S Montori, S Al Demour… - Stem Cells …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Liver diseases are major causes of morbidity and mortality. Dental pulp pluripotent‐like stem
cells (DPPSCs) are of a considerable promise in tissue engineering and regenerative …

Caveolin-1 rs1997623 Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Creates a New Binding Site for the Early B-Cell Factor 1 That Instigates Adipose Tissue CAV1 Protein …

A Al Madhoun, D Haddad, R Nizam, L Miranda… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Caveolin-1 (CAV1) is implicated in the pathophysiology of diabetes and obesity. Previously,
we demonstrated an association between the CAV1 rs1997623 C> A variant and metabolic …