Publications by authors named "R A Kilani"

Bacterial infection and poor cell recruitment are among the main factors that prolong wound healing. To address this, a strategy is required that can prevent infection while promoting tissue repair. Here, we have created a silver nanoparticle-based hydrogel composite that is antibacterial and provides nutrients for cell growth, while filling cavities of various geometries in wounds that are difficult to reach with other dressings.

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Kabuki syndrome (KS) is an epigenetic machinery multisystem disorder with peculiar facial gestalt and dental-oral anomalies. This report describes the case of a KS patient with congenital hyperinsulinism, growth hormone deficiency and novel heterogenous missense mutations in exon 25 of the (c.3715T>G, p.

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In full-thickness wounds, inflammation, lack of matrix deposition, and paucity of progenitor cells delay healing. As commercially available solid (sheet) scaffolds are unable to conform to wounds of varying shapes and sizes, we previously generated a nutritious, injectable, liquid skin substitute that can conform to wound topography. In combination with adipose micro-fragments as a viable source of progenitor cells, a composite, in situ forming skin substitute was tested for the treatment of silicon ring splinted full-thickness wounds in rats.

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Dermal wound healing is a complex process which requires the interaction of many cell types and mediators in a highly sophisticated temporal sequence. Myeloid cells which compose of a significant proportion of the inflammatory cells infiltrate to the to a wound site where they play important roles in clearance of damaged tissue and microorganisms. Myeloid cells have the capacity to be converted into fibroblast-like cells and endothelial cells during wound healing process.

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