Publications by authors named "Aida Vaitkuviene"

Cell-based therapy is a promising strategy for promoting tissue regeneration when conventional treatments are not effective. ehT choice of the accessible source to obtain a sufficient cell amount and the use of suitable biomaterials to improve the cell delivery efficiency are the main tasks for safe, effective, and reliable application of stem cell therapy. In this study, we have compared the influence of bone marrow-derived Lin¯ cells on skin regeneration after local transplantation with or without type I collagen-based gel in a BALB/c mice full-thickness wound model.

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Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs, known as mesenchymal stem cells) are considered to be a promising therapeutic tool for many diseases. But it is still unclear which cells are more efficient and safe for wound healing and tissue regeneration for clinical applications: undifferentiated, partially differentiated stem cells or differentiated cells. In this study, we modified MSCs with keratinocyte-conditioned medium (KCM) and examined MSCs, partially differentiated MSCs (PMSCs) and differentiated cell migration, accumulation in the wounded area as well as cell regenerative efficiency in a full-thickness skin wound model.

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Stem cells take part in organogenesis, cell maturation and injury repair. The migration is necessary for each of these functions to occur. The aim of this study was to investigate the kinetics of transplanted hematopoietic lin(-) cell population (which consists mainly of the stem and progenitor cells) in BALB/c mouse contact hypersensitivity model and quantify the migration to the site of inflammation in the affected foot and other healthy organs.

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The primary goal of this study was to examine the effects of human dental pulp stem cell-derived exosomes on the carrageenan-induced acute inflammation in mice. Exosomes were purified by differential ultracentrifugation from the supernatants of stem cells derived from the dental pulp of human exfoliated deciduous teeth (SHEDs) cultivated in serum-free medium. At 1 h post-carrageenan injection, exosomes derived from supernatants of 2 × 10(6) SHEDs were administered by intraplantar injection to BALB/c mice; 30 mg/kg of prednisolone and phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) were used as positive and negative controls, respectively.

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Diamond nanoparticles (DNPs) are very attractive for biomedical applications, particularly for bioimaging. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of DNPs on neural cancer cells and thus to assess the possible application of DNPs for these cells imaging. For this purpose, the neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cell line was chosen.

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The aim of this study was to assess the impact of nanocrystalline diamond (NCD) thin coatings on neural cell adhesion and proliferation. NCD was fabricated on fused silica substrates by microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition (MPCVD) method. Different surface terminations were performed through exposure to reactive hydrogen and by UV induced oxidation during ozone treatment.

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Polypyrrole (Ppy) is known as biocompatible material, which is used in some diverse biomedical applications and seeming to be a very promising for advanced biotechnological applications. In order to increase our understanding about biocompatibility of Ppy, in this study pure Ppy nanoparticles (Ppy-NPs) of fixed size and morphology were prepared by one-step oxidative polymerization and their cyto-compatibility was evaluated. The impact of different concentration of Ppy nanoparticles on primary mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEF), mouse hepatoma cell line (MH-22A), and human T lymphocyte Jurkat cell line was investigated.

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Bone marrow-derived cells of distinct differentiation level could differently influence the process of skin regeneration. The results of our study revealed that hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) population influenced the repair of injured tissue slower in comparison with lineage negative (lin⁻) cell population containing not only HSC but also cell progenitors of different differentiation levels. Wound healing process was faster in lin⁻) cell suspension treated group, the stage of proliferation was more intensive and increased number of skin appendages occurred.

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Seventeen derivatives of 1,4-dihydropyridine (DHP) series were tested in vitro for their ability to inhibit [1,2,4-(3)H]-dexamethasone binding to glucocorticoid receptor from the rat liver cytosol. Depending on structural features and inhibiting activities, the compounds can be divided into three groups. The first group (nifedipine, foridone, J-6-163, OSI-4164 and OSI-7724) had the highest activity: they inhibited specific ligand-receptor binding by 70-80% at concentrations of 10(-5) M and 10(-4) M, with apparent IC(50)values of 1.

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