Stem cells: a historical review about biological, religious, and ethical issues

IA Charitos, A Ballini, S Cantore… - Stem Cells …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Stem cells can be used to replace damaged cells or regenerate organs and have
broadened our knowledge of the development and progression of certain diseases. Despite …

Stem cell culture and differentiation in microfluidic devices toward organ-on-a-chip

J Zhang, X Wei, R Zeng, F Xu, XJ Li - Future science OA, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Microfluidic lab-on-a-chip provides a new platform with unique advantages to mimic
complex physiological microenvironments in vivo and has been increasingly exploited to …

Stem cell sources from human biological waste material: a role for the umbilical cord and dental pulp stem cells for regenerative medicine

M Das, AJ Sloan - Human Cell, 2023 - Springer
Stem cell research with biological waste material is an area that holds promise to
revolutionize treatment modalities and clinical practice. The interest in surgical remnants is …

[HTML][HTML] Calcium channels and their role in regenerative medicine

N Ahamad, BB Singh - World Journal of Stem Cells, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Stem cells hold indefinite self-renewable capability that can be differentiated into all desired
cell types. Based on their plasticity potential, they are divided into totipotent (morula stage …

[HTML][HTML] Acceptability of neural stem cell therapy for cerebral palsy: survey of the Australian cerebral palsy community

MJ Smith, M Finch-Edmondson, SL Miller… - Stem Cell Research & …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background Neural stem cells (NSCs) have the potential to engraft and replace
damaged brain tissue, repairing the damaged neonatal brain that causes cerebral palsy …

Therapeutic abortion and ectopic pregnancy: alternative sources for fetal stem cell research and therapy in Iran as an Islamic country

P Goodarzi, K Falahzadeh, H Aghayan, M Payab… - Cell and Tissue …, 2019 - Springer
Regenerative medicine as a background of stem cell research and therapy has a long
history. A wide variety of diseases including Parkinson's disease, heart diseases, multiple …

[HTML][HTML] Ethics of research on stem cells and regenerative medicine: ethical guidelines in the Islamic Republic of Iran

L Afshar, HR Aghayan, J Sadighi, B Arjmand… - Stem cell research & …, 2020 - Springer
Background Regenerative medicine plays a major role in biomedicine, and given the ever-
expanding boundaries of this knowledge, numerous ethical considerations have been …

Justifying clinical trials for porcine islet xenotransplantation

CE Ellis, GS Korbutt - Xenotransplantation, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The development of the Edmonton Protocol encouraged a great deal of optimism that a cell‐
based cure for type I diabetes could be achieved. However, donor organ shortages prevent …

In vitro gamete differentiation from pluripotent stem cells as a promising therapy for infertility

A Mouka, G Tachdjian, J Dupont… - Stem cells and …, 2016 - liebertpub.com
Generation of gametes derived in vitro from pluripotent stem cells holds promising prospects
for future reproductive applications. Indeed, it provides information on molecular and cellular …

Media portrayal of stem cell research: towards a normative model for science communication

K Kamenova - Asian Bioethics Review, 2017 - Springer
As the field of science communication has matured over the past 50 years, there has been a
significant move away from the conventional understanding that mass media's role in the …