Placental tissue draws great interest as a source of cells for regenerative medicine because
of the phenotypic plasticity of many of the cell types isolated from this tissue. Furthermore …

The ability of stem cells to differentiate into multiple cell lineages has ushered in exciting
possibilities for stem cell based therapies that would be used to regenerate and repair …

Abstract Background Term Amniotic membrane (AM) is a very attractive source of
Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs) due to the fact that this fetal tissue is usually discarded …

Adipose tissue is a dynamic endocrine organ with a central role in metabolism regulation.
Functional differences in adipose tissue seem associated with the regional distribution of fat …

Emerging evidence suggests human amnion tissue as a valuable source of two distinct
types of pluripotent cells, amnion epithelial cells (hAECs) and mesenchymal stromal cells …

Myocardial infarction is a major public health problem that causes significant mortality
despite recent advances in its prevention and treatment. Therefore, approaches based on …

Background: Although strong efforts have been made over the last decade to introduce stem
cell and tissue engineering treatment strategies to the field of orthopaedics, only few clinical …

The human amniotic membrane (HAM) contains two cell types from different embryological
origins. Human amnion epithelial cells (hAECs) are derived from the embryonic ectoderm …

The human amniotic membrane (HAM) is a highly abundant and readily available tissue.
This amniotic tissue has considerable advantageous characteristics to be considered as an …

Mesenchymal stem or stromal cells (MSC) have proven to offer great promise for cell-based
therapies and tissue engineering applications, as these cells are capable of extensive self …