The amniotic membrane: development and potential applications–a review

PO Favaron, RC Carvalho, J Borghesi… - … in domestic animals, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Contents Foetal membranes are essential tissues for embryonic development, playing
important roles related to protection, breathing, nutrition and excretion. The amnion is the …

A comprehensive review on methods for promotion of mechanical features and biodegradation rate in amniotic membrane scaffolds

R Sarvari, P Keyhanvar, S Agbolaghi… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - Springer
Amniotic membrane (AM) is a biological tissue that surrounds the fetus in the mother's
womb. It has pluripotent cells, immune modulators, collagen, cytokines with anti-fibrotic and …

[HTML][HTML] M1 and M2 macrophage recruitment during tendon regeneration induced by amniotic epithelial cell allotransplantation in ovine

A Mauro, V Russo, L Di Marcantonio… - Research in veterinary …, 2016 - Elsevier
Recently, we have demonstrated that ovine amniotic epithelial cells (oAECs)
allotransplanted into experimentally induced tendon lesions are able to stimulate tissue …

Indirect co-culture with tendons or tenocytes can program amniotic epithelial cells towards stepwise tenogenic differentiation

B Barboni, V Curini, V Russo, A Mauro, O Di Giacinto… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background Amniotic epithelial cells (AEC) have potential applications in cell-based
therapy. Thus far their ability to differentiate into tenocytes has not been investigated …

Synthetic bone substitute engineered with amniotic epithelial cells enhances bone regeneration after maxillary sinus augmentation

B Barboni, C Mangano, L Valbonetti, G Marruchella… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Evidence has been provided that a cell-based therapy combined with the use of
bioactive materials may significantly improve bone regeneration prior to dental implant …

Hypoxia-Mimetic CoCl2 Agent Enhances Pro-Angiogenic Activities in Ovine Amniotic Epithelial Cells-Derived Conditioned Medium

M Di Mattia, A Mauro, S Delle Monache, F Pulcini… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Amniotic epithelial stem cells (AECs) are largely studied for their pro-regenerative
properties. However, it remains undetermined if low oxygen (O2) levels that AECs …

Cellular and molecular maturation in fetal and adult ovine calcaneal tendons

V Russo, A Mauro, A Martelli, O Di Giacinto… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Processes of development during fetal life profoundly transform tendons from a plastic tissue
into a highly differentiated structure, characterised by a very low ability to regenerate after …

Progesterone prevents epithelial-mesenchymal transition of ovine amniotic epithelial cells and enhances their immunomodulatory properties

A Canciello, V Russo, P Berardinelli, N Bernabò… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
The in vitro expansion is detrimental to therapeutic applications of amniotic epithelial cells
(AEC), an emerging source of fetal stem cells. This study provides molecular evidences of …

Gestational stage affects amniotic epithelial cells phenotype, methylation status, immunomodulatory and stemness properties

B Barboni, V Russo, V Curini, A Martelli… - Stem cell reviews and …, 2014 - Springer
Stem cells isolated from amniotic epithelium (AECs) have shown great potential in cell-
based regenerative therapies. Because of their fetal origin, these cells exhibit elevated …

Placental stem cells from domestic animals: translational potential and clinical relevance

B Barboni, V Russo, P Berardinelli… - Cell …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
The field of regenerative medicine is moving toward clinical practice in veterinary science. In
this context, placenta-derived stem cells isolated from domestic animals have covered a …