Human platelet lysate: replacing fetal bovine serum as a gold standard for human cell propagation?

T Burnouf, D Strunk, MBC Koh, K Schallmoser - Biomaterials, 2016 - Elsevier
The essential physiological role of platelets in wound healing and tissue repair builds the
rationale for the use of human platelet derivatives in regenerative medicine. Abundant …

Preparation, quality criteria, and properties of human blood platelet lysate supplements for ex vivo stem cell expansion

DTB Shih, T Burnouf - New biotechnology, 2015 - Elsevier
Most clinical applications of human multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) for cell
therapy, tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, and treatment of immune and …

[HTML][HTML] Blood-based biomarkers of age-associated epigenetic changes in human islets associate with insulin secretion and diabetes

K Bacos, L Gillberg, P Volkov, AH Olsson… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Aging associates with impaired pancreatic islet function and increased type 2 diabetes
(T2D) risk. Here we examine whether age-related epigenetic changes affect human islet …

[HTML][HTML] Sex differences in the genome-wide DNA methylation pattern and impact on gene expression, microRNA levels and insulin secretion in human pancreatic …

E Hall, P Volkov, T Dayeh, JLS Esguerra, S Salö… - Genome biology, 2014 - Springer
Background Epigenetic factors regulate tissue-specific expression and X-chromosome
inactivation. Previous studies have identified epigenetic differences between sexes in some …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide associations between genetic and epigenetic variation influence mRNA expression and insulin secretion in human pancreatic islets

AH Olsson, P Volkov, K Bacos, T Dayeh, E Hall… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Genetic and epigenetic mechanisms may interact and together affect biological processes
and disease development. However, most previous studies have investigated genetic and …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of CpG-SNPs associated with type 2 diabetes and differential DNA methylation in human pancreatic islets

TA Dayeh, AH Olsson, P Volkov, P Almgren, T Rönn… - Diabetologia, 2013 - Springer
Aims/hypothesis To date, the molecular function of most of the reported type 2 diabetes-
associated loci remains unknown. The introduction or removal of cytosine–phosphate …

[HTML][HTML] Principal criteria for evaluating the quality, safety and efficacy of hMSC-based products in clinical practice: current approaches and challenges

JA Guadix, J López-Beas, B Clares, JL Soriano-Ruiz… - Pharmaceutics, 2019 - mdpi.com
Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells (hMSCs) play an important role as new therapeutic
alternatives in advanced therapies and regenerative medicine thanks to their regenerative …

Glucose-induced changes in gene expression in human pancreatic islets: causes or consequences of chronic hyperglycemia

E Ottosson-Laakso, U Krus, P Storm, RB Prasad… - Diabetes, 2017 - Am Diabetes Assoc
Dysregulation of gene expression in islets from patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) might be
causally involved in the development of hyperglycemia, or it could develop as a …

[HTML][HTML] DNA methylation of the glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor (GLP1R) in human pancreatic islets

E Hall, T Dayeh, CL Kirkpatrick, CB Wollheim… - BMC medical …, 2013 - Springer
Background Insulin secretion is enhanced upon the binding of Glucagon-like peptide-1
(GLP-1) to its receptor (GLP1R) in pancreatic β cells. Although a reduced expression of …

[HTML][HTML] Reflections on dry eye syndrome treatment: therapeutic role of blood products

VJ Drew, CL Tseng, J Seghatchian, T Burnouf - Frontiers in medicine, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Dry eye syndrome (DES) is a multifactorial, frequent, pathology characterized by deficient
tear production or increased evaporation of tears and associated with ocular surface …