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ArticleScientific reports2026

In vitro evaluation of a decellularized human fetal skin-derived scaffold repopulated with human amniotic fluid stem cells for potential application in myelomeningocele repair.

Sérgio Cavalheiro, Lorena Favaro Pavon, Tatiana Tais Sibov, Edgar Ferreira da Cruz, Daniela Mara de Oliveira, Patrícia Alessandra Dastoli, Rodrigo Akira Watanabe, Fernando Seiji Suzuki, Maurício Mendes Barbosa, Antonio Fernandes Moron and 1 more

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Sérgio CavalheiroDiscipline of Neurosurgery, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Lorena Favaro PavonNational Science and Technology Institute for Children`s Cancer Biology and Pediatric Oncology (INCT) BioOncoPed, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. l.pavon@unifesp.br.
Tatiana Tais SibovTranslational Neurosurgery Laboratory, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Edgar Ferreira da CruzTranslational Neurosurgery Laboratory, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Daniela Mara de OliveiraDepartment of Genetics and Morphology, University of Brasília (UnB), Brasilia, Brazil.
Patrícia Alessandra DastoliDiscipline of Neurosurgery, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Rodrigo Akira WatanabeDiscipline of Neurosurgery, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Fernando Seiji SuzukiDiscipline of Neurosurgery, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Maurício Mendes BarbosaDepartment of Fetal Medicine, Hospital e Maternidade Santa Joana, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Antonio Fernandes MoronDepartment of Fetal Medicine, Hospital e Maternidade Santa Joana, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Marcos Devanir Silva da CostaDiscipline of Neurosurgery, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

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Abstract

Myelomeningocele (MMC) is the most common congenital defect of the central nervous system, which results in devastating and lifelong disability. In MMC, the initial failure of neural tube closure early in gestation is followed by a progressive prenatal injury to the exposed spinal cord, contributing to the deterioration of neurological function in fetuses. Amniotic fluid, collected during intrauterine correction of MMC, has been investigated as a new cell source for stem cells in the development of future cell-based transplantation. Human amniotic fluid stem cells (hAFSCs) adhered on decellularized scaffolds can be an option for tissue regeneration and restoring spinal cord injury. This study evaluated a protocol for decellularizing human fetal skin (also collected during MMC corrective surgery) to create an extracellular matrix (dECM) scaffold and its subsequent recellularization with human amniotic fluid stem cells (hAFSCs). The successful adherence and viability of hAFSCs on the dECM scaffold demonstrated its potential as an in vitro tissue model for mechanical support and cell development. The findings of this study have significant implications for future MMC repair applications, as they describe viable morphological characteristics for using dECM scaffolds recellularized with hAFSCs as a potential therapy for MMC.

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Amniotic FluidMeningomyeloceleSkinStem CellsStem Cell TransplantationTissue ScaffoldsCells, CulturedExtracellular MatrixFemaleFetusHumansTissue EngineeringDecellularized scaffoldHuman amniotic fluid-derived stem cellsMyelomeningoceleScaffoldsTissue regeneration

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PMID41771936
PMCPMC13057182

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