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-  تاییدیه مهمترین مرکز تخصصی زخم USA Wound در قالب مقاله تخصصی
-  تاییدیه مهمترین مرکز چشم پزشکی اروپا ASCRS

مراجع علمی مرتبط با این مصولات عبارتند از :

 

Wound Healing

Mohajeri-Tehrani, Mohammad Reza, et al. "Comparison of a Bioimplant Dressing With a Wet Dressing for the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial." Wounds: a compendium of clinical research and practice 28.7 (2016): 248-254

Valiente, Mónica Rodríguez, et al. "Cryopreserved amniotic membrane in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers: a case series." Journal of wound care 27.12 (2018): 806-815

Mao, Yong, et al. "The Effect of Cryopreserved Human Placental Tissues on Biofilm Formation of Wound-Associated Pathogens." Journal of functional biomaterials 9.1 (2018): 3

Gibbons, Gary W. "Grafix®, a cryopreserved placental membrane, for the treatment of chronic/stalled wounds." Advances in wound care 4.9 (2015): 534-544

Duan-Arnold, Yi, et al. "Retention of endogenous viable cells enhances the anti-inflammatory activity of cryopreserved amnion." Advances in wound care 4.9 (2015): 523-533

Duan-Arnold, Yi, et al. "Angiogenic potential of cryopreserved amniotic membrane is enhanced through retention of all tissue components in their native state." Advances in wound care 4.9 (2015): 513-522

Hanselman, Andrew E., John E. Tidwell, and Robert D. Santrock. "Cryopreserved human amniotic membrane injection for plantar fasciitis: a randomized, controlled, double-blind pilot study." Foot & ankle international 36.2 (2015): 151-158

درمان زخم بستر :

Sheikh, Emran S., Ednan S. Sheikh, and Donald E. Fetterolf. "Use of dehydrated human amniotic membrane allografts to promote healing in patients with refractory non healing wounds." International wound journal 11.6 (2014): 711-717

Al-Waili, Noori, Khelod Salom, and Ahmad A. Al-Ghamdi. "Honey for wound healing, ulcers, and burns; data supporting its use in clinical practice." The scientific world journal 11 (2011): 766-787

Gibbons, Gary W. "Grafix®, a cryopreserved placental membrane, for the treatment of chronic/stalled wounds." Advances in wound care 4.9 (2015): 534-544

درمان زخم سوختگی :

Eskandarlou, Mahdi, et al. "The healing effect of amniotic membrane in burn patients." World journal of plastic surgery 5.1 (2016): 39

Payne, Wyatt G., et al. "Effect of amnion-derived cellular cytokine solution on healing of experimental partial-thickness burns." World journal of surgery 34.7 (2010): 1663-1668

Mohammadi,AA.,Riazi,H.,Hasheminasab,MJ.,Sabet,B.,Mohammadi,Mk.,Abbasi,S.Amini,M.,2009.Amnioti Membrane Dressing vs Conventional Topical Antibiotic Dressing in Hospitalized Burn Patients. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal,PP.67-70

Marcikic G., Atanasova E., Obocki E., Ugrinovska.,1 Andonovski D., Vasilevska V., Mircevska-Zogovska E. 2008. The advantages of the application of amnion membrane in the treatment of burns. Contributions, Sec. Biol. Med. Sci. XXIX/1, 183–198

6. Mohammadi,AA.,Riazi,H., Hasheminasab,MJ., Sabet,B.,Mohammadi,Mk., Abbasi,S., Amini,M.,2009. Amniotic Membrane Dressing vs Conventional Topical Antibiotic Dressing in Hospitalized Burn Patients. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal,PP.67-70

Mostaque, Abul K., and Khairul BM Abdur Rahman. "Comparisons of the effects of biological membrane (amnion) and silver sulfadiazine in the management of burn wounds in children." Journal of Burn Care & Research 32.2 (2011): 200-209

درمان زخم های عروقی وریدی :

Tauzin, H., et al. "Human amniotic membrane in the management of chronic venous leg ulcers." Annales de dermatologie et de venereologie. Vol. 138. No. 8-9. 2011

Mermet, Isabelle, et al. "Use of amniotic membrane transplantation in the treatment of venous leg ulcers." Wound repair and regeneration 15.4 (2007): 459-464

Serena, Thomas E., et al. "A multicenter, randomized, controlled clinical trial evaluating the use of dehydrated human amnion/chorion membrane allografts and multilayer compression therapy vs. multilayer compression therapy alone in the treatment of venous leg ulcers." Wound Repair and Regeneration 22.6 (2014): 688-693

Litwiniuk, Małgorzata, et al. "Potential role of metalloproteinase inhibitors from radiation sterilized amnion dressings in the healing of venous leg ulcers." Molecular medicine reports 6.4 (2012): 723-728

Bianchi, Christian, et al. "A multicentre randomised controlled trial evaluating the efficacy of dehydrated human amnion/chorion membrane (EpiFix®) allograft for the treatment of venous leg ulcers." International wound journal 15.1 (2018): 114-122

 

 

درمان زخمهای جراحی عمومی :

Insausti, Carmen L., et al. "Amniotic membrane induces epithelialization in massive posttraumatic wounds." Wound repair and regeneration 18.4 (2010): 368-377

Koob, Thomas J., et al. "Biological properties of dehydrated human amnion/chorion composite graft: implications for chronic wound healing." International wound journal 10.5 (2013): 493-500

Koob, Thomas J., et al. "Properties of dehydrated human amnion/chorion composite grafts: implications for wound repair and soft tissue regeneration." Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials 102.6 (2014): 1353-1362

Arai, Naoya, et al. "Clinical application of a hyperdry amniotic membrane on surgical defects of the oral mucosa." Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 70.9 (2012): 2221-2228

Kothari, Chaitanya R., et al. "Use of amnion as a graft material in vestibuloplasty: a clinical study." British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 50.6 (2012): 545-549

Sarwar, Iram, et al. "VAGINOPLASTY BY USING AMNION GRAFT IN PATIENTS OF VAGINAL AGENESIS ASSOCIATED WITH MAYOR-ROKITANSKYKUSTER-HAUSER SYNDROME." Journal of Ayub Medical College Abbottabad 22.1 (2010): 7-10

درمان ضایعه پوستی تومورهای سرطانی :

Niknejad, Hassan, et al. "Human amniotic epithelial cells induce apoptosis of cancer cells: a new anti-tumor therapeutic strategy." Cytotherapy 16.1 (2014): 33-40

Niknejad, Hassan, et al. "Inhibition of HSP90 could be possible mechanism for anti-cancer property of amniotic membrane." Medical hypotheses 81.5 (2013): 862-865

‏Kang, Nam-Hee, et al. "Human amniotic membrane-derived epithelial stem cells display anticancer activity in BALB/c female nude mice bearing disseminated breast cancer xenografts." International journal of oncology 40.6 (2012): 2022-2028

Niknejad, Hassan, Ghasem Yazdanpanah, and Abolhassan Ahmadiani. "Induction of apoptosis, stimulation of cell-cycle arrest and inhibition of angiogenesis make human amnion-derived cells promising sources for cell therapy of cancer." Cell and tissue research 363.3 (2016): 599-608

Litwiniuk, Małgorzata, et al. "Potential role of metalloproteinase inhibitors from radiation sterilized amnion dressings in the healing of venous leg ulcers." Molecular medicine reports 6.4 (2012): 723-728

Serena, Thomas E., et al. "A multicenter, randomized, controlled clinical trial evaluating the use of dehydrated human amnion/chorion membrane allografts and multilayer compression therapy vs. multilayer compression therapy alone in the treatment of venous leg ulcers." Wound Repair and Regeneration 22.6 (2014): 688-693

Coulson-Thomas, Vivien J., et al. "Lumican expression, localization and antitumor activity in prostate cancer." Experimental cell research 319.7 (2013): 967-981


Flap surgery & Grafting

افزایش ضریب موفقیت پیوند در فلپ ها ( موسکولر اسکلتال ):

Fairbairn, N. G., M. A. Randolph, and R. W. Redmond. "The clinical applications of human amnion in plastic surgery." Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 67.5 (2014): 662-675

Agarwal, Sumit Kumar, et al. "Patient-centered evaluation of microsurgical management of gingival recession using coronally advanced flap with platelet-rich fibrin or amnion membrane: A comparative analysis." European journal of dentistry 10.1 (2016): 121

Effects of acellular amniotic membrane matrix and bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells in improving random skin flap survival in rats

A new approach in the repair of a myelomeningocele using amnion and a sensate perforator flap Koob, Thomas J., et al. "Angiogenic properties of dehydrated human amnion/chorion allografts: therapeutic potential for soft tissue repair and regeneration." Vascular cell 6.1 (2014): 10

Koob, Thomas J., et al. "Angiogenic properties of dehydrated human amnion/chorion allografts: therapeutic potential for soft tissue repair and regeneration." Vascular cell 6.1 (2014): 10

Yamahara, Kenichi, et al. "Comparison of angiogenic, cytoprotective, and immunosuppressive properties of human amnion-and chorion-derived mesenchymal stem cells." PloS one 9.2 (2014): e8831

Anam, Khairul, et al. "Amnion‐Derived Multipotent Progenitor Cells Support Allograft Tolerance Induction." American Journal of Transplantation 13.6 (2013): 1416-1428

 

General surgery

جلوگیری از چسبندگی درجراحیهای اورولوژی ، جراحی زنان و پروستاتکتومی :

 

Patel, Vipul R., et al. "Dehydrated human amnion/chorion membrane allograft nerve wrap around the prostatic neurovascular bundle accelerates early return to continence and potency following robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: propensity score–matched analysis." European urology 67.6 (2015): 977-980

Fotopoulou, Christina, et al. "Functional and anatomic results of amnion vaginoplasty in young women with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome." Fertility and Sterility 94.1 (2010): 317-323

Roshanravan, Reza, et al. "A new method to repair recto-vaginal fistula: Use of human amniotic membrane in an animal model." Advanced biomedical research 3 (2014)

Choi, Hyu Jin, Kyoung Beom Kim, and Young-Min Kwon. "Effect of amniotic membrane to reduce postlaminectomy epidural adhesion on a rat model." Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society 49.6 (2011): 323

Amer, Mohamed I., et al. "Human amnion as a temporary biologic barrier after hysteroscopic lysis of severe intrauterine adhesions: pilot study." Journal of minimally invasive gynecology 17.5 (2010): 605-611

Badawy, Abdelbasset A., et al. "Buccal mucosa graft for ureteral stricture substitution: initial experience." Urology 76.4 (2010): 971-975‏
Price, David T., and Tina C. Price. "Robotic repair of a vesicovaginal fistula in an irradiated field using a dehydrated amniotic allograft as an interposition patch." Journal of robotic surgery 10.1 (2016): 77-80

Ramuta, Taja Železnik, and Mateja Erdani Kreft. "Human Amniotic Membrane and Amniotic Membrane–Derived Cells: How Far Are Salehipour, Mehdi, et al. "Is amniotic membrane a suitable biomaterial for reconstruction of long ureteral defects." Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation 24.1 (2013): 135-135

Adamowicz, Jan, et al. "New amniotic membrane based biocomposite for future application in reconstructive urology." PloS one 11.1 (2016): e0146012

 

جلوگیری از اسکار و درمان اسکار در حوزه جراحی ها و زخمهای پوستی :

Tseng, Scheffer, Hua He, and Wei Li. "Amniotic membrane preparations and purified compositions and therapy for scar reversal and inhibition." U.S. Patent No. 8,182,840. 22 May 2012

Manuelpillai, U., et al. "Amniotic membrane and amniotic cells: potential therapeutic tools to combat tissue inflammation and fibrosis?." Placenta 32 (2011): S320-S325

Fetterolf, Donald E., and Robert J. Snyder. "Scientific and clinical support for the use of dehydrated amniotic membrane in wound management." Wounds: a compendium of clinical research and practice 24.10 (2012): 299-307

Mohammadi, Ali Akbar, et al. "Using amniotic membrane as a novel method to reduce post-burn hypertrophic scar formation: A prospective follow-up study." Journal of cutaneous and aesthetic surgery 10.1 (2017): 13

جلوگیری از چسبندگی اعصاب محیطی و کرانیکتومی در جراحی ها:

Kim, S. S., et al. "Use of human amniotic membrane wrap in reducing perineural adhesions in a rabbit model of ulnar nerve neurorrhaphy." Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume) 35.3 (2010): 214-219

 

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