Treatment for vitiligo is difficult and prolonged. Nevertheless, at present considerable
knowledge accumulated during several decades on the pathogenic mechanisms, revealed …

Vitiligo is a complex disorder with an important effect on the self-esteem and social life of
patients. It is the commonest acquired depigmentation disorder characterized by the …

Objectives Faulty wound healing is a global healthcare problem. Chronic wounds are
generally characterized by a reduction in availability of growth factors. New strategies are …

Background The generation of functional human epidermal melanocytes (HEM) from stem
cells provides an unprecedented source for cell-based therapy in vitiligo. Despite the …

Vitiligo surgery has come up a long way from punch skin grafts to epidermal cell suspension
and latest to the extracted hair follicle outer root sheath cell suspension (EHF-ORS-CS) …

Background Small vitiliginous patches have been treated with epidermal grafts or their cell
suspensions. In an attempt to overcome some of the shortcomings of cell suspension …

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) constitute the diverse progenitor populations in almost
every tissue and are of immense importance in the field of regenerative medicine. CD34 is a …

Introduction Among several surgical treatments, the use of transplantation of epidermal
cultured melanocytes or melanocytes–keratinocytes cell suspension has gained many …

Cultured human melanocytes are increasingly being used in the treatment of vitiligo. The
growth media contain various types of mitogenic factors, both recombinant human (eg …

Abstract Development of transferable biocompatible membranes, which can be used for
melanocyte culture and transplantation, is considered a feasible approach to increase the …