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Endometriosis is a relatively benign disease characterized by endometrial tumors and uterus stroma. Apoptosis suppression is one of the most important pathological processes of endometriosis. Recently, several studies reported that human Wharton's jelly stem cells (hWJSCs) can inhibit growth and proliferation of various cancer cells through induction of apoptosis. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of hWJSCs conditioned medium (hWJSC-CM) and cell-free lysate (hWJSC-CL) on endometriosis cells in vitro. In the present study, effects of different concentrations of hWJSC-CM and hWJSC-CL on viability and proliferation, morphological alterations, colony formation, migration, invasion, and apoptosis of endometriosis cells were evaluated. Our results showed that hWJSC-CM and hWJSC-CL decrease viability and proliferation, colony formation, migration, and invasion, as well as increase morphological alterations and apoptosis of endometriosis cells, in a concentration- and time-dependent manner. Decreased migration and invasion of treated endometriosis cells with hWJSC-CM and hWJSC-CL may be due to decrease of MMP-2 and MMP-9 gene expression. Moreover, induction of apoptosis in treated endometriosis cells can be due to regulation of apoptosis-related genes expression, including BAX, BCL-2, SMAC, and SURVIVIN. The results of the present study suggest that hWJSC-CM and hWJSC-CL can inhibit endometriosis cells at a mild-to-moderate level through various physiological mechanisms. However, further studies on animal models are necessary to achieve more accurate results.OBJECTIVE This study evaluates the clinical and cost effectiveness of a 2-layer compression system (2LBA; 3M Coban Two-Layer Compression System; 3M, St Paul, MN) compared with other 2-layer (2LB) and 4-layer (4LB) compression systems in patients with noninfected venous leg ulcers (VLUs). METHODS The MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, National Health Service (NHS) Economic Evaluation, and EconLit databases were searched from inception up to January 2017. The MEDLINE search was updated on March 31, 2017. Study selection, quality assessment, and data synthesis were undertaken in accordance with recommended standards. Findings were presented narratively. RESULTS In total, 5 studies (N = 1509 patients) of mixed methodological quality were included. At 6 months, 2LBA achieved better ulcer healing in comparison with 2LBB (odds ratio [OR], 1.57; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.10-2.24; P = .03) and 4LBA (OR, 1.93, 95% CI, 1.26-2.97; P = .05) in patients with newly diagnosed ulcers only. For a combined population with newly diagnosed and existing VLUs, healing outcomes were OR, 2.87; 95% CI, 1.06-7.77; P = .04, and OR, 16.51; 95% CI, 2.08-131.37; P = .008, for 2LBs and 4LBs, respectively. Results on slippage were inconclusive. Adverse events were infrequent and did not differ significantly between interventions. Oxiglutatione purchase Lower 6-month NHS costs for the combined population (£2413 vs. £2707 or £2648) and for newly diagnosed patients (£3045 vs. £3842 or £4480) were observed comparing 2LBA with 2LBB or 4LBA. Also, 2LBA was associated with better health-related quality of life (HRQoL) at 6 months. CONCLUSIONS Based on these findings, 2LBA may result in lower treatment costs and better ulcer healing and HRQoL compared with other multicomponent therapies, especially in patients with newly diagnosed VLUs. However, further high-quality research is needed, especially for outcomes such as slippage and bandage wear time.INTRODUCTION Comorbidities; inadequate vascularity; exposure of bones, tendons, or other avascular structures; and loss or removal of significant tissue volume all complicate the clinical treatment of patients with large, acute wounds. A number of amniotic tissue products are currently available for wound healing and other applications; one of these is a human amniotic suspension allograft (ASA) consisting of particulated human amniotic membrane and cells from the amniotic fluid from the same human donor. OBJECTIVE In this study, the use of ASA with a fetal-derived bovine acellular dermal matrix to promote the healing of large, acute, full-thickness wounds is evaluated. The authors herein hypothesize treatment with ASA may allow for the healing of these wounds. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study consisted of a chart review of 33 patients, with an average age of 42.2 years, and large acute wounds that were treated with a fetal-derived bovine acellular dermal matrix adsorbed with ASA. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first study to date to investigate the usefulness of ASA in wound healing for large, complex, acute wounds. RESULTS In this study, 30 of 33 patients were confirmed as fully healed, and 3 patients were lost to follow-up. The average wound size was 537.4 cm2, and the average time to split-thickness skin grafting (STSG) was 30.5 days, with an average time of 6.8 days until at least 95% graft take was achieved. Of the patient population studied, 45.5% had 1 or more significant comorbidities, 30.3% had wounds larger than 500 cm2, and 39.4% had exposed bone or tendon. CONCLUSIONS In a small but challenging population including a high number of patients with comorbidities and exposed bone or tendon, it was found that ASA delivery, along with a dermal matrix, was successful in treating large, complex, acute wounds.INTRODUCTION Partially avascular wounds pose a challenge to wound care surgeons. OBJECTIVE The authors reviewed the literature and institutional results on the use of a dermal regenerative template (DRT) over partially avascular wounds to quantify the ability of the DRT to vascularize over these wounds. MATERIALS AND METHODS A review of the literature was performed using Ovid MEDLINE, Google Scholar, and Cochrane Library. Patient demographics, comorbidities, wound types, surface area of avascular tissues, and skin graft take were analyzed. A retrospective review of institutional cases was conducted. RESULTS A total of 32 articles met inclusion criteria. The retrospective review included 26 patients with partially avascular wounds reconstructed with the DRT. Seventeen patients experienced 100% graft take, 6 experienced partial take, and 3 suffered complete loss. The percent and absolute size of avascular surface area in the wound was significantly lower in cases of complete graft take compared with partial take and complete loss (1.