... hypothesize that amniotic fluid stem cells (AFSC) could be differentiated into keratinocytes that could then be used to bioengineer autologous skin usable for in utero back coverage. Methods: To obtain human AFSC, amniotic fluid samples obtained from fetal surgeries were subjected to immunoselection for c-kit...

... studies using stem cells to augment prenatal repair are ongoing [ 6 ]. Table 1. Postnatal functional outcomes and spinal angulation by treatment Fig. 3. Correlation between spinal angulation level and Sheep Locomotor Rating (SLR) score. The lumbar level at the point of maximal angulation...

...(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Myelomeningocele Fetal therapy Tissue engineering Minimally invasive techniques Scaffolds Stem cells Fetal surgery...

...Christopher G. Turner; Elliot C. Pennington; Fabienne L. Gray; Azra Ahmed; Yang D. Teng; Dario O. Fauza Objective: Neural stem cells (NSCs) may promote spinal cord repair in fetuses with experimental spina bifida. We sought to determine the fate of amniotic-derived NSCs (aNSCs) after simple intra...

... bifida with or without myelomeningocele, lipomyeloschisis, lipomyelomeningocele, meningocele and myelocystocele. Current preventive strategies are mainly based on pharmacologic/folic acid supplementation. However, stem cell-based and other combination approaches may emerge as potential treatment options...

... apheresis and which could be made available for autologous fetal gene therapy. Fetal blood Stem cells Progenitor cells Fetal gene therapy © 1996 S. Karger AG, Basel 1996 Copyright / Drug Dosage / Disclaimer Copyright: All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be translated...

... between Neural and Cardiac Cells in Human Amniotic Fluid Konstantinos Stefanidis Dimitris Loutradis Vasiliki Anastasiadou Vasiliki Dinopoulou Evangelia Eleni Eleni Arampatzi Kalioppi Lekka Spiros Mesogitis Aris Antsaklis Laboratory of Stem Cells, Division of Reproductive Medicine, Alexandra Maternity...

...James F. Childress The bioethical controversy about public policy in the United States regarding human stem cell research, particularly with regard to several potential sources of stem cells, including aborted fetuses, unimplanted embryos following in vitro fertilization (IVF), and embryos created...

... pregnancy and resignation to the birth of an abnormal child. How can she choose between three therapeutic proposals, when two of them are unbearable and only one carries some hope? (2) If a dead fetus is used as a donor of hepatic or hematologic stem cells, should this be based on the mother’s consent...

...Maria Michejda In view of the ever-increasing demand for human stem cells for transplantation, we initiated in vitro and in vivo studies of human fetal bone marrow stem/progenitor cells derived from lost pregnancies at 16–20 weeks. Utilizing non-human primates as models, we demonstrated that fetal...

... with normal or abnormal pregnancies, neither before nor after culture. Conclusion: We conclude that a cell culture approach targeting clonogenic erythroid cells offers no advantage over established methods of direct isolation. Prenatal diagnosis Fetal cells Maternal blood Stem cells Nucleated red cells...