Amnion

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • A prospective, randomized, multicenter trial of amnioreduction vs selective fetoscopic laser photocoagulation for the treatment of severe twin-twin transfusion syndrome. 
  • Amniocytes can serve a dual function as a source of iPS cells and feeder layers. 
  • Amnion inversion in the treatment of giant omphalocele. 
  • Amniotic membrane use for management of corneal limbal stem cell deficiency. 
  • Bacteria localization and chorion thinning among preterm premature rupture of membranes. 
  • Bacterial colonization of amniotic fluid from intact fetal membranes. 
  • Bacterial colonization of amniotic fluid in the presence of ruptured membranes. 
  • Characterization and comparison of commercially available antinuclear antibody kits using single pattern index sera. 
  • Chorioamniotic membrane separation following fetal surgery. 
  • Chorioamniotic membrane separation: a potentially lethal finding. 
  • Continuous prostaglandin-F 2 infusion for middle-trimester abortion. 
  • Creation of myelomeningocele in utero: a model of functional damage from spinal cord exposure in fetal sheep. 
  • Cryopreserved human amniotic membrane injection for plantar fasciitis: a randomized, controlled, double-blind pilot study. 
  • Dehydrated Allogenic Human Amniotic Membrane Graft for Conjunctival Surface Reconstruction Following Removal of Exposed Scleral Buckle. 
  • Double occupancy. 
  • Elevated protease activities in human amnion and chorion correlate with preterm premature rupture of membranes. 
  • Expression of c-fos in parietal endoderm, amnion and differentiating F9 teratocarcinoma cells. 
  • Failure of ventral body wall closure in mouse embryos lacking a procollagen C-proteinase encoded by Bmp1, a mammalian gene related to Drosophila tolloid. 
  • Fetal endoscopic ('Fetendo') surgery: the relationship between insufflating pressure and the fetoplacental circulation. 
  • Fetal lung lesions: management and outcome. 
  • Human Amniotic Membrane-Derived Products in Sports Medicine: Basic Science, Early Results, and Potential Clinical Applications. 
  • IL-8 signaling does not mediate intra-amniotic LPS-induced inflammation and maturation in preterm fetal lamb lung. 
  • In vitro sealing of punctured fetal membranes: potential treatment for midtrimester premature rupture of membranes. 
  • In vivo downregulation of innate and adaptive immune responses in corneal allograft rejection by HC-HA/PTX3 complex purified from amniotic membrane. 
  • Infection-induced thrombin production: a potential novel mechanism for preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM). 
  • Inflammatory Response of Human Gestational Membranes to Ureaplasma parvum Using a Novel Dual-Chamber Tissue Explant System. 
  • Management of corneal lacerations and perforations. 
  • Modified simple limbal epithelial transplantation using cryopreserved amniotic membrane for unilateral limbal stem cell deficiency. 
  • PROLONGED RUPTURE OF FETAL MEMBRANES. 
  • Percutaneous fetal access and uterine closure for fetoscopic surgery. Lessons learned from 16 consecutive procedures in pregnant sheep. 
  • Prenatal diagnosis of Sanfilippo syndrome type A by early amniocentesis. 
  • Presealing of the chorioamniotic membranes prior to fetoscopic surgery: preliminary study with unfertilized chicken egg models. 
  • Progesterone receptor membrane component 1 (PGRMC1) expression in fetal membranes among women with preterm premature rupture of the membranes (PPROM). 
  • Progestins Inhibit Tumor Necrosis Factor α-Induced Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 Activity via the Glucocorticoid Receptor in Primary Amnion Epithelial Cells. 
  • Quantifying dorsal closure in three dimensions. 
  • The Effect of Progestins on Tumor Necrosis Factor α-Induced Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Activity and Gene Expression in Human Primary Amnion and Chorion Cells In Vitro. 
  • The case for careful examination of the placenta. Helpful information from the delivery room. 
  • Transamniotic fetal feeding. II. A model of intrauterine growth retardation using the relationship of "natural runting" to uterine position. 
  • Transforming growth factor-beta inhibits prostaglandin production in amnion and A431 cells. 
  • Trisomy 8 mosaicism: selective growth advantage of normal cells vs. growth disadvantage of trisomy 8 cells. 
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  Keywords of People

  • Berchuck, Andrew, James M. Ingram Distinguished Professor of Gynecologic Oncology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gynecologic Oncology