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Biomedicines, Volume 12, Issue 8

August 2024 - 306 articles

Cover Story: Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability as there are currently no FDA-approved treatments, thus resulting in inflammation, tissue atrophy, and neurological deficits in patients. Schantz, Sneed et al. demonstrated that induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived neural stem cells (NSCs) are a promising therapeutic that promoted recovery through immunomodulation, tissue regeneration, and tissue preservation in a translational piglet TBI model with comparable neuroanatomy and physiology to pediatric TBI patients. These cellular-level outcomes led to enhanced functional recovery and increased survivability in piglets, thus supporting further investigations to advance NSC treatment from the bench to bedside. View this paper
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Articles (306)

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,369 Views
13 Pages

Atrial fibrillation (AF) and dementia are major global public health issues and share common risk factors, especially after the age of 65 and regardless of the presence of stroke. Despite accounting for potential confounders, AF appears to be an inde...

  • Review
  • Open Access
6 Citations
5,039 Views
18 Pages

Association between the Exposure to Phthalates and the Risk of Endometriosis: An Updated Review

  • Bárbara Ribeiro,
  • Melissa Mariana,
  • Margarida Lorigo,
  • Denise Oliani,
  • Ana Cristina Ramalhinho and
  • Elisa Cairrao

Endometriosis is a chronic gynecological disease, primarily associated with pelvic pain and infertility, that affects approximately 10% of the women of reproductive age. Estrogen plays a central role in endometriosis, and there is growing evidence th...

  • Review
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,680 Views
14 Pages

Selective COX-2 Inhibitors as Neuroprotective Agents in Traumatic Brain Injury

  • Matthew I. Hiskens,
  • Anthony G. Schneiders and
  • Andrew S. Fenning

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a significant contributor to mortality and morbidity in people, both young and old. There are currently no approved therapeutic interventions for TBI. Following TBI, cyclooxygenase (COX) enzymes generate prostaglandins...

  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,423 Views
17 Pages

Heart Transplant Rejection: From the Endomyocardial Biopsy to Gene Expression Profiling

  • Anca Otilia Farcas,
  • Mihai Ciprian Stoica,
  • Ioana Maria Maier,
  • Adrian Cornel Maier and
  • Anca Ileana Sin

Heart transplant prolongs life for patients with end-stage heart failure but rejection remains a complication that reduces long-term survival. The aim is to provide a comprehensive overview of the current status in HT rejection. EMB is an invasive di...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,694 Views
14 Pages

Effect of Pravastatin on Placental Expression of Epidermal Growth Factor-like Domain 7 in Early-Onset Pre-Eclampsia: A New Potential Mechanism of Action

  • Silvia Salvi,
  • Stefano Fruci,
  • Valentina Lacconi,
  • Federica Totaro Aprile,
  • Roberta Rullo,
  • Heidi Stuhlmann,
  • Antonio Lanzone,
  • Luisa Campagnolo and
  • Micol Massimiani

The primary intervention for pre-eclampsia (PE) remains iatrogenic delivery, which can be very preterm and not optimal for the fetus. Although many efforts have been made to prevent and manage PE, there is still a dearth of drugs to treat its pathoph...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,981 Views
21 Pages

Combination of Anti-CD40 and Anti-CD40L Antibodies as Co-Stimulation Blockade in Preclinical Cardiac Xenotransplantation

  • Martin Bender,
  • Jan-Michael Abicht,
  • Bruno Reichart,
  • Elisabeth Neumann,
  • Julia Radan,
  • Maren Mokelke,
  • Ines Buttgereit,
  • Maria Leuschen,
  • Felicia Wall and
  • Sebastian Michel
  • + 28 authors

The blockade of the CD40/CD40L immune checkpoint is considered essential for cardiac xenotransplantation. However, it is still unclear which single antibody directed against CD40 or CD40L (CD154), or which combination of antibodies, is better at prev...

  • Review
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,615 Views
20 Pages

Complex Interactions between the Human Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) and Microbiota: Their Roles in Disease Pathogenesis and Immune System Regulation

  • Antonio Arnaiz-Villena,
  • Ignacio Juarez,
  • Christian Vaquero-Yuste,
  • Tomás Lledo,
  • José Manuel Martin-Villa and
  • Fabio Suarez-Trujillo

The relationship between microbiota and the immune system is complex and characterized by the ways in which microbiota directs immune function interactions, both innate and acquired and also keeps activating the immune system throughout an individual...

  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
8,656 Views
25 Pages

The Impact of Adenomyosis on Pregnancy

  • Panagiotis Tsikouras,
  • Nektaria Kritsotaki,
  • Konstantinos Nikolettos,
  • Sonia Kotanidou,
  • Efthymios Oikonomou,
  • Anastasia Bothou,
  • Sotiris Andreou,
  • Theopi Nalmpanti,
  • Kyriaki Chalkia and
  • Vlasios Spanakis
  • + 5 authors

Adenomyosis is characterized by ectopic proliferation of endometrial tissue within the myometrium. Histologically, this condition is marked by the presence of islands of benign endometrial glands surrounded by stromal cells. The myometrium appears th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,383 Views
16 Pages

The dysregulation of miRNA expression has been shown to impact cellular physiology and tumorigenesis. Studies have reported several miRNA regulatory elements and pathways that play a significant role in the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of hema...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
2,821 Views
23 Pages

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) exhibit multipotency, self-renewal, and immune-modulatory properties, making them promising in regenerative medicine, particularly in cardiovascular treatments. However, optimizing the MSC source and induction method of...

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