Decellularized Placental Sponge: A Platform for Coculture of Mesenchymal Stem Cells/Macrophages to Assess an M2 Phenotype and Osteogenic Differentiation In Vitro and In Vivo

• Zahra Khosrowpour,
• Seyed Mahmoud Hashemi,
• Samira Mohammadi-Yeganeh,
• Sara Simorgh,
• Behnaz Sadat Eftekhari,
• Peiman Brouki Milan,
• Subhas C. Kundu,
• Mazaher Gholipourmalekabadi

Affiliations

Zahra Khosrowpour

Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Seyed Mahmoud Hashemi

Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Samira Mohammadi-Yeganeh

Medical Nanotechnology and Tissue Engineering Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Sara Simorgh

Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Behnaz Sadat Eftekhari

Bioengineering Department, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Peiman Brouki Milan

Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Subhas C. Kundu

3Bs Research Group, I3Bs - Research Institute on Biomaterials, Biodegradable and Biomimetics, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, University of Minho, Guimaraes, Portugal

Mazaher Gholipourmalekabadi

Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran