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ArticleCells2019

Critical Impact of Human Amniotic Membrane Tension on Mitochondrial Function and Cell Viability In Vitro.

Laura Poženel, Andrea Lindenmair, Katy Schmidt, Andrey V Kozlov, Johannes Grillari, Susanne Wolbank, Asmita Banerjee, Adelheid Weidinger

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Article in Cells, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Laura PoženelLudwig Boltzmann Institute for Experimental and Clinical Traumatology, AUVA Research Center, Donaueschingenstraße 13, 1200 Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-5089-6891
Andrea LindenmairAustrian Cluster for Tissue Regeneration, 1200 Vienna, Austria.
Katy SchmidtMedical University of Vienna, Center for Anatomy and Cell Biology, Division of Cell and Developmental Biology, Schwarzspanierstraße 17, 1090 Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0003-4727-8854
Andrey V KozlovLudwig Boltzmann Institute for Experimental and Clinical Traumatology, AUVA Research Center, Donaueschingenstraße 13, 1200 Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-0834-4997
Johannes GrillariLudwig Boltzmann Institute for Experimental and Clinical Traumatology, AUVA Research Center, Donaueschingenstraße 13, 1200 Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0001-5474-6332
Susanne WolbankLudwig Boltzmann Institute for Experimental and Clinical Traumatology, AUVA Research Center, Donaueschingenstraße 13, 1200 Vienna, Austria.
Asmita BanerjeeLudwig Boltzmann Institute for Experimental and Clinical Traumatology, AUVA Research Center, Donaueschingenstraße 13, 1200 Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-0356-9513
Adelheid WeidingerLudwig Boltzmann Institute for Experimental and Clinical Traumatology, AUVA Research Center, Donaueschingenstraße 13, 1200 Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-2759-211X
Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Traumatology, The Research Center in Cooperation with AUVA · ATMedical University of Vienna · AT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Amniotic cells show exciting stem cell features, which has led to the idea of using living cells of human amniotic membranes (hAMs) in toto for clinical applications. However, under common cell culture conditions, viability of amniotic cells decreases rapidly, whereby reasons for this decrease are unknown so far. Recently, it has been suggested that loss of tissue tension in vivo leads to apoptosis. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of tissue distention on the viability of amniotic cells in vitro. Thereby, particular focus was put on vital mitochondria-linked parameters, such as respiration and ATP synthesis. Biopsies of hAMs were incubated for 7-21 days either non-distended or distended. We observed increased B-cell lymphoma 2-associated X protein (BAX)/B-cell lymphoma (BCL)-2 ratios in non-distended hAMs at day seven, followed by increased caspase 3 expression at day 14, and, consequently, loss of viability at day 21. In contrast, under distention, caspase 3 expression increased only slightly, and mitochondrial function and cellular viability were largely maintained. Our data suggest that a mechano-sensing pathway may control viability of hAM cells by triggering mitochondria-mediated apoptosis upon loss of tension in vitro. Further studies are required to elucidate the underlying molecular mechanisms between tissue distention and viability of hAM cells.

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AmnionApoptosisbcl-2-Associated X ProteinBiomechanical PhenomenaCaspase 3Cell SurvivalFemaleHumansMembrane Potential, MitochondrialMitochondriaPlacentaPregnancyProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Stress, MechanicalTensile Strengthbcl-2-Associated X ProteinCASP3 protein, humanCaspase 3Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2apoptosisBAXBCL-2human amniotic membranemitochondrial cell deathtensile strength

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PMID31847452
PMCPMC6953074
OpenAlexW2996195550

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