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Allogenic synovia-derived mesenchymal stem cells for treatment of equine tendin...
Reis, Inês Leal; Lopes, Bruna; Sousa, Patrícia; Sousa, Ana Catarina; Branquinho, Mariana; Caseiro, Ana Rita; Pedrosa, Sílvia Santos; Rêma, AlexandraTendon and ligament injuries are frequent in sport horses and humans, and such injuries represent a significant therapeutic challenge. Tissue regeneration and function recovery are the paramount goals of tendon and ligament lesion management. Nowadays, several regenerative treatments are being developed, based on the use of stem cell and stem cell-based therapies. In the present study, the preparation of equine...
Dextrin hydrogel loaded with a macroporous Bonelike® scaffold and dental pulp s...
Machado, A.; Pereira, Isabel; Pereira, José Eduardo; Maltez, Luís; Brandão, Ana; Alvites, Rui; Sousa, Ana Catarina; Branquinho, MarianaRegeneration of severe bone defects remains a challenge. A formulation of synthetic glass-reinforced hydroxyapatite bone substitute, Bonelike® Poro (BL®P), 250500 µm-diameter, with a dextrin-based hydrogel (HG), further loaded with human dental pulp stem cells (hDPSCs) with osteogenic differentiation ability, was tested for the management of critical-sized defects in an ovine model. Morphology, calcium release,...
Dextrin hydrogel loaded with a macroporous Bonelike® scaffold and dental pulp s...
Machado, Alexandra; Pereira, Isabel; Pereira, José Eduardo; Maltez, Luís; Brandão, Ana; Alvites, Rui; Sousa, Ana Catarina; Branquinho, MarianaRegeneration of severe bone defects remains a challenge. A formulation of synthetic glass-reinforced hydroxyapatite bone substitute, Bonelike® Poro (BL®P), 250–500 µm-diameter, with a dextrin-based hydrogel (HG), further loaded with human dental pulp stem cells (hDPSCs) with osteogenic differentiation ability, was tested for the management of critical-sized defects in an ovine model. Morphology, calcium release...
Regeneration of critical-sized defects, in a goat model, using a dextrin-based ...
Pereira, Isabel Sofia Melo; Pereira, José Eduardo; Maltez, Luís; Rodrigues, Alexandra; Rodrigues, Catarina; Oliveira, Manuela; Silva, Dina M.The development of injectable bone substitutes (IBS) have obtained great importance in the bone regeneration field, as a strategy to reach hardly accessible defects using minimally invasive techniques and able to fit to irregular topographies. In this scenario, the association of injectable hydrogels and bone graft granules is emerging as a well-established trend. Particularly, in situ forming hydrogels have ar...
Long term performance evaluation of small-diameter vascular grafts based on pol...
Alexandre, Nuno; Amorim, Irina; Caseiro, Ana Rita; Pereira, Tiago; Alvites, Rui; Rêma, Alexandra; Gonçalves, Ana; Costa, Elisio; Santos-Silva, AliceThe functional and structural performance of a 5 cm synthetic small diameter vascular graft (SDVG) produced by the copolymerization of polyvinyl alcohol hydrogel with low molecular weight dextran (PVA/Dx graft) associated to mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs)-based therapies and anticoagulant treatment with heparin, clopidogrel and warfarin was tested using the ovine model during the healing period of 24 weeks. The ...
Evaluation of PVA biodegradable electric conductive membranes for nerve regener...
Ribeiro, Jorge; Caseiro, Ana Rita; Pereira, Tiago; Armada‐da‐Silva, Paulo Alexandre; Pires, Isabel; Prada, Justina; Irina, Amorim; Reis, Inês LealThe therapeutic effect of three polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) membranes loaded with electrically conductive materials - carbon nanotubes (PVA-CNTs) and polypyrrole (PVA-PPy) - were tested in vivo for neuro-muscular regeneration after an axonotmesis injury in the rat sciatic nerve. The membranes electrical conductivity measured was 1.5 ± 0.5 × 10-6 S/m, 579 ± 0.6 × 10-6 S/m, and 1837.5 ± 0.7 × 10-6 S/m, respectively. ...
Inflammatory response to dextrin-based hydrogel associated with human mesenchym...
Silva, D.; Caseiro, Ana Rita; Amorim, Irina; Pereira, Isabel; Faria, Fátima; Pereira, Tiago; Santos, José Domingos; Gama, F. M.; Maurício, Ana ColetteIncreasing relevance has been attributed to hydrogels due to their ability to provide an extracellular matrix (ECM)-like environment for cellular adhesion and proliferation, acting as mechanical scaffolds for tissue remodeling or as delivery matrices. In vivo biocompatibility of a hybrid dextrin hydrogel produced from oxidized dextrin and adipic acid dihydrazide and its combinations with human mesenchymal stem ...
Physiological effect of caffeine in neurological studies based on Susceptibilit...
Caseiro, Ana Rita; Sousa, Paulo; Manaças, Rui; Pereira, Pedro M. GonçalvesIntroduction – The present study investigates the effect of caffeine on the contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) in SWI images. Purpose – Data analyses included qualitative and quantitative measures, specifically the CNR pre and post-ingestion, in magnitude and MIP images. The structures evaluated were the internal cerebral vein, superior sagital sinus, torcula, and middle cerebral artery. Methodology – Twenty-four he...
Efeito fisiológico da cafeína em estudos neurológicos com base na ponderação em...
Caseiro, Ana Rita; Sousa, Paulo; Manaças, Rui; Gonçalves Pereira, PedroIntrodução – O presente estudo avaliou o efeito da cafeína no valor da razão contraste ruído (CNR) em imagens SWI. Objetivos – Avaliar o efeito da cafeína qualitativamente e quantificado pelo cálculo do valor CNR em imagens de magnitude e MIP para as estruturas: veia cerebral interna, seio sagital superior, tórcula e artéria cerebral média. Metodologia – A população do estudo incluiu 24 voluntários saudáveis qu...
Physiologic effect of caffeine on susceptibility-weighted imaging
Gonçalves Pereira, Pedro; Caseiro, Ana Rita; Sousa, Paulo; Manaças, RuiSusceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI) is a relatively new contrast in MR imaging. Previous studies have found an effect of caffeine in the contrast generated by SWI images. The present study investigates the effect of caffeine on contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) in SWI.