• Analysis of Cryopreservation Protocols and Their Harmful Effects on the Endothelial Integrity of Human Corneas 

      Rodríguez-Fernández, Silvia; Álvarez-Portela, Marcelino; Rendal Vázquez, María Esther; Piñeiro-Ramil, María; Sanjurjo-Rodríguez, Clara; Castro Viñuelas, Rocío; Sánchez-Ibáñez, Jacinto; Fuentes Boquete, Isaac Manuel; Díaz-Prado, Silvia (MDPI, 2021-11-22)
      [Abstract] Corneal cryopreservation can partially solve the worldwide concern regarding donor cornea shortage for keratoplasties. In this study, human corneas were cryopreserved using two standard cryopreservation protocols ...
    • Cell viability assay in corneal endothelium 

      Rodríguez-Fernández, Silvia; Álvarez Portela, Marcelino; Rendal Vázquez, María Esther; Montero Salinas, Alejandro; Piñeiro-Ramil, María; Castro Viñuelas, Rocío; Rojas, María Victoria de; Sánchez Ibáñez, Jacinto; Fuentes Boquete, Isaac Manuel; Díaz-Prado, Silvia (2018)
      [Abstract] Introduction: Endothelium is the inner layer of the cornea, which must be viable for transplanting. The limited availability of corneas makes necessary the developing of preservation ...
    • Corneal cryopreservation: and endothelial cell viability and histomorphological study of cornea 

      Rodríguez-Fernández, Silvia; Álvarez Portela, Marcelino; Rendal Vázquez, María Esther; Montero Salinas, Alejandro; Piñeiro-Ramil, María; Castro Viñuelas, Rocío; Rojas, María Victoria de; Sánchez Ibáñez, Jacinto; Fuentes Boquete, Isaac Manuel; Díaz-Prado, Silvia (2019)
    • Criopreservación de córnea: estudio de la viabilidad celular endotelial y de la histomofología de la córnea 

      Rodríguez-Fernández, Silvia; Álvarez Portela, Marcelino; Rendal Vázquez, María Esther; Montero Salinas, Alejandro; Piñeiro-Ramil, María; Castro Viñuelas, Rocío; Rojas, María Victoria de; Sánchez Ibáñez, Jacinto; Fuentes Boquete, Isaac Manuel; Díaz-Prado, Silvia (2019)
    • Cryopreservation effect on proliferative and chondrogenic potential of human chondrocytes isolated from superficial and deep cartilage 

      Muíños López, Emma; Rendal Vázquez, María Esther; Hermida Gómez, Tamara; Fuentes Boquete, Isaac Manuel; Díaz-Prado, Silvia; Blanco García, Francisco J (Bentham Open, 2012-04-06)
      [Abstract] Objectives: To compare the proliferative and chondrogenic potential of fresh and frozen chondrocytes isolated from superficial and deep articular cartilage biopsies. Materials and Methodology: The study ...
    • Current Development of Alternative Treatments for Endothelial Decompensation: Cell-Based Therapy 

      Rodríguez-Fernández, Silvia; Piñeiro-Ramil, María; Castro Viñuelas, Rocío; Sanjurjo-Rodríguez, Clara; Álvarez Portela, Marcelino; Fuentes Boquete, Isaac Manuel; Rendal Vázquez, María Esther; Díaz-Prado, Silvia (Elsevier, 2021-04-01)
      [Abstract] Current treatment for corneal endothelial dysfunction consists in the replacement of corneal endothelium by keratoplasty. Owing to the scarcity of donor corneas and the increasing number of transplants, alternative ...
    • Detección de la viabilidad celular sobre endotelio corneal 

      Rodríguez-Fernández, Silvia; Álvarez Portela, Marcelino; Rendal Vázquez, María Esther; Montero Salinas, Alejandro; Piñeiro-Ramil, María; Castro Viñuelas, Rocío; Rojas, María Victoria de; Sánchez Ibáñez, Jacinto; Fuentes Boquete, Isaac Manuel; Díaz-Prado, Silvia (2018)
    • Human amniotic membrane as an alternative source of stem cells for regenerative medicine 

      Díaz-Prado, Silvia; Muiños-López, Emma; Hermida Gómez, Tamara; Cicione, Claudia; Rendal Vázquez, María Esther; Fuentes Boquete, Isaac Manuel; De-Toro, Javier; Blanco García, Francisco J (Elsevier, 2011-02-19)
      [Abstract] The human amniotic membrane (HAM) is a highly abundant and readily available tissue. This amniotic tissue has considerable advantageous characteristics to be considered as an attractive material in the field of ...
    • Isolation and characterization of mesenchymal stem cells from human amniotic membrane 

      Díaz-Prado, Silvia; Muíños-López, Emma; Hermida Gómez, Tamara; Rendal Vázquez, María Esther; Fuentes Boquete, Isaac Manuel; De-Toro, Javier; Blanco García, Francisco J (Mary Ann Liebert, 2011-01-04)
      [Abstract] Introduction: The human amniotic membrane is a highly abundant and readily available tissue that may be useful for regenerative medicine and cell therapy. Aim: To compare two previously published protocols for ...
    • Multilineage differentiation potential of cells isolated from the human amniotic membrane 

      Díaz-Prado, Silvia; Muiños-López, Emma; Hermida Gómez, Tamara; Rendal Vázquez, María Esther; Fuentes Boquete, Isaac Manuel; De-Toro, Javier; Blanco García, Francisco J (Wiley, 2010-11-01)
      [Abstract] The human amniotic membrane (HAM) contains two cell types from different embryological origins. Human amnion epithelial cells (hAECs) are derived from the embryonic ectoderm, while human amnion mesenchymal stromal ...
    • Potential use of the human amniotic membrane as a scaffold in human articular cartilage repair 

      Díaz-Prado, Silvia; Rendal Vázquez, María Esther; Muiños-López, Emma; Hermida Gómez, Tamara; Rodríguez-Cabarcos, Margarita; Fuentes Boquete, Isaac Manuel; De-Toro, Javier; Blanco García, Francisco J (Springer, 2010-04-13)
      [Abstract] The human amniotic membrane (HAM) is an abundant and readily obtained tissue that may be an important source of scaffold for transplanted chondrocytes in cartilage regeneration in vivo. To evaluate the potential ...
    • The addition of albumin improves Schwann cells viability in nerve cryopreservation 

      González Porto, Sara Alicia; Doménech, Nieves; González Rodríguez, Alba; Avellaneda Oviedo, Edgar Mauricio; Blanco García, Francisco J; Arufe, M.C.; Álvarez Jorge, Ángel; Sánchez Ibáñez, Jacinto; Rendal Vázquez, María Esther (Springer, 2018-04-26)
      [Abstract] The purpose of the current study was to establish a valid protocol for nerve cryopreservation, and to evaluate if the addition of albumin supposed any advantage in the procedure. We compared a traditional ...