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ArticleThe Journal of surgical research2015

Cell recruitment by amnion chorion grafts promotes neovascularization.

Zeshaan N Maan, Robert C Rennert, Thomas J Koob, Michael Januszyk, William W Li, Geoffrey C Gurtner

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Article in The Journal of surgical research, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

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34citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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34 citing papers in PubMed, 77 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zeshaan N Maan *Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California.
Robert C Rennert *Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California.
Thomas J KoobMiMedx Group, Inc., Marietta, Georgia.
Michael JanuszykDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California.
William W LiAngiogenesis Foundation, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Geoffrey C GurtnerDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California.
Stanford Medicine · USAngiogenesis Foundation · US

Funding

POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING IN MEDICAL INFORMATION SCIENCEST15LM007033 · NLM · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI SYLVIA KATINA PLEVRITIS · 1985 to 2026
$25.5M
NLM NIH HHS T15 LM007033
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNonhealing wounds are a significant health burden. Stem and progenitor cells can accelerate wound repair and regeneration. Human amniotic membrane has demonstrated efficacy in promoting wound healing, though the underlying mechanisms remain unknown. A dehydrated human amnion chorion membrane (dHACM) was tested for its ability to recruit hematopoietic progenitor cells to a surgically implanted graft in a murine model of cutaneous ischemia.

methodsdHACM was subcutaneously implanted under elevated skin (ischemic stimulus) in either wild-type mice or mice surgically parabiosed to green fluorescent protein (GFP) + reporter mice. A control acellular dermal matrix, elevated skin without an implant, and normal unwounded skin were used as controls. Wound tissue was harvested and processed for histology and flow cytometric analysis.

resultsImplanted dHACMs recruited significantly more progenitor cells compared with controls (*P < 0.05) and displayed in vivo SDF-1 expression with incorporation of CD34 + progenitor cells within the matrix. Parabiosis modeling confirmed the circulatory origin of recruited cells, which coexpressed progenitor cell markers and were localized to foci of neovascularization within implanted matrices.

conclusionsIn summary, dHACM effectively recruits circulating progenitor cells, likely because of stromal derived factor 1 (SDF-1) expression. The recruited cells express markers of "stemness" and localize to sites of neovascularization, providing a partial mechanism for the clinical efficacy of human amniotic membrane in the treatment of chronic wounds.

Indexed as

Neovascularization, PhysiologicAmnionAnimalsChorionDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHematopoietic Stem CellsHumansIschemiaMice, TransgenicParabiosisAmniotic membraneChronic woundsdHACMHematopoietic progenitor cellNeovascularizationProgenitor cell recruitmentSDF-1

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PMID25266600
PMCPMC4425288
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