[HTML][HTML] Mechanisms of mesenchymal stem/stromal cell function

JL Spees, RH Lee, CA Gregory - Stem cell research & therapy, 2016 - Springer
The past decade has seen an explosion of research directed toward better understanding of
the mechanisms of mesenchymal stem/stromal cell (MSC) function during rescue and repair …

Mitochondria in mesenchymal stem cell biology and cell therapy: from cellular differentiation to mitochondrial transfer

YC Hsu, YT Wu, TH Yu, YH Wei - Seminars in cell & developmental biology, 2016 - Elsevier
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are characterized to have the capacity of self-renewal and
the potential to differentiate into mesoderm, ectoderm-like and endoderm-like cells. MSCs …

Self-healing conductive injectable hydrogels with antibacterial activity as cell delivery carrier for cardiac cell therapy

R Dong, X Zhao, B Guo, PX Ma - ACS applied materials & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Cell therapy is a promising strategy to regenerate cardiac tissue for myocardial infarction.
Injectable hydrogels with conductivity and self-healing ability are highly desirable as cell …

Vascularization strategies of engineered tissues and their application in cardiac regeneration

X Sun, W Altalhi, SS Nunes - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
The primary function of vascular networks is to transport blood and deliver oxygen and
nutrients to tissues, which occurs at the interface of the microvasculature. Therefore, the …

Stem cell death and survival in heart regeneration and repair

E Abdelwahid, A Kalvelyte, A Stulpinas… - Apoptosis, 2016 - Springer
Cardiovascular diseases are major causes of mortality and morbidity. Cardiomyocyte
apoptosis disrupts cardiac function and leads to cardiac decompensation and terminal heart …

Insight on stem cell preconditioning and instructive biomaterials to enhance cell adhesion, retention, and engraftment for tissue repair

M Shafiq, Y Jung, SH Kim - Biomaterials, 2016 - Elsevier
Stem cells are a promising solution for the treatment of a variety of diseases. However, the
limited survival and engraftment of transplanted cells due to a hostile ischemic environment …

Stem cell-based therapies to promote angiogenesis in ischemic cardiovascular disease

L Hou, JJ Kim, YJ Woo… - American Journal of …, 2016 - journals.physiology.org
Stem cell therapy is a promising approach for the treatment of tissue ischemia associated
with myocardial infarction and peripheral arterial disease. Stem and progenitor cells derived …

The application of cell sheet engineering in the vascularization of tissue regeneration

K Moschouris, N Firoozi, Y Kang - Regenerative medicine, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Scaffold-free cell sheet engineering (CSE) is a new technology to regenerate injured or
damaged tissues, which has shown promising potential in tissue regeneration. CSE uses a …

[HTML][HTML] Macromolecular crowding meets oxygen tension in human mesenchymal stem cell culture - A step closer to physiologically relevant in vitro organogenesis

D Cigognini, D Gaspar, P Kumar, A Satyam… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Modular tissue engineering is based on the cells' innate ability to create bottom-up
supramolecular assemblies with efficiency and efficacy still unmatched by man-made …

Stem cell tracking with nanoparticles for regenerative medicine purposes: an overview

L Accomasso, C Gallina, V Turinetto… - Stem cells …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Accurate and noninvasive stem cell tracking is one of the most important needs in
regenerative medicine to determine both stem cell destinations and final differentiation fates …