Items Tagged ‘#epithelial cells’
March 24, 2022
Regenerating damaged vocal cords
Cells from amniotic membrane show potential of repairing vocal cord injuries that don’t respond to standard care, Mayo Clinic discovered in preclinical research. The placental membrane provides a rich source of epithelial cells that could regenerate damaged tissue. Research by David Lott, M.D., a laryngeal surgeon in Arizona, found epithelial cells extracted after childbirth triggered […]
Tags: #Dr. David Lott, #epithelial cells, #Mayo Clinic Center for Regenerative Medicine, #Vocal cord injury, #Vocal cord regeneration
May 28, 2020
Seeking a regenerative therapy for chronic dry mouth
Mayo Clinic researchers are seeking a regenerative therapy for a vexing problem, particularly among cancer patients. How can medical providers treat a condition in which the mouth is so parched that it has an incessant feeling of a cotton lining? Xerostomia, also known as chronic dry mouth, is an agonizing side effect of injury to […]
Tags: #Dr. Jeffrey Janus, #Dr. Nagarajan Kannan, #Dry mouth, #epithelial cells, #Mayo Clinic Center for Regenerative Medicine, #stem cell research, #xerostomia