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ArticleStem cells international2018

Amniotic Epithelial Cells Accelerate Diabetic Wound Healing by Modulating Inflammation and Promoting Neovascularization.

Yongjun Zheng, Shiqing Zheng, Xiaoming Fan, Li Li, Yongqiang Xiao, Pengfei Luo, Yingying Liu, Li Wang, Zhenci Cui, Fei He and 3 more

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Article in Stem cells international, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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27citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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27 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. Amniotic miracle: Investigating the unique development and applications of amniotic membrane in wound healing.Skin research and technology : official journal of International Society for Bioengineering and the Skin (ISBS) [and] International Society for Digital Imaging of Skin (ISDIS) [and] International Society for Skin Imaging (ISSI) · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yongjun Zheng *Burns Center, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Shiqing Zheng *Burns Center, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Xiaoming Fan *Burns Center, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Li Li *Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Yongqiang XiaoBurns Center, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Pengfei LuoBurns Center, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Yingying LiuBurns Center, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Li WangBurns Center, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Zhenci CuiBurns Center, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Fei HeBurns Center, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Yuhuan LiuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3810-6364
Shichu XiaoBurns Center, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9069-7961
Zhaofan XiaBurns Center, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8192-2693
Second Military Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human amniotic epithelial cells (hAECs) are nontumorigenic, highly abundant, and low immunogenic and possess multipotent differentiation ability, which make them become ideal alternative stem cell source for regenerative medicine. Previous studies have demonstrated the therapeutic potential of hAECs in many tissue repairs. However, the therapeutic effect of hAECs on diabetic wound healing is still unknown. In this study, we injected hAECs intradermally around the full-thickness excisional skin wounds of db/db mice and found that hAECs significantly accelerated diabetic wound healing and granulation tissue formation. To explore the underlying mechanisms, we measured inflammation and neovascularization in diabetic wounds. hAECs could modulate macrophage phenotype toward M2 macrophage, promote switch from proinflammatory status to prohealing status of wounds, and increase capillary density in diabetic wounds. Furthermore, we found that the hAEC-conditioned medium promoted macrophage polarization toward M2 phenotype and facilitated migration, proliferation, and tube formation of endothelial cells through in vitro experiments. Taken together, we first reported that hAECs could promote diabetic wound healing, at least partially, through paracrine effects to regulate inflammation and promote neovascularization.

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PMCPMC6120261
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