Increased matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 proteolytic activity is associated with term birth, preterm birth and premature rupture of membranes. However, most studies show no changes with MMP-2, which binds tightly to cell and matrix proteins. We hypothesized better protein extraction would reveal new MMP patterns. Human amnion and chorion were collected from 25 patients at preterm or term, ext...

In ovo feeding (IOF), injecting dietary components into the amnion about 1 d prior to internal pipping, may enhance growth by altering glycogen status. This hypothesis was evaluated with 5 IOF solutions containing protein, β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate (HMB), and carbohydrate. Four IOF treatments were arranged as a factorial of 2 levels of egg white protein (EWP; 0 and 18%) and 2 levels of HMB (0 ...

Burns are one of the most widespread traumatic injuries. The number victims burns worldwide is steadily increasing. All this determines search for new highly effective methods treating burned patients. (1.2.4.5.20.)The main requirements wound healing creation an optimal microenvironment healing, high absorption capacity exudate, ability to prevent ingress microorganisms, sufficient permeability...

The amniotes are a vertebrate clade including reptiles, birds and mammals, whose embryos develop from eggs that are either laid on land or nurtured within the maternal environment. The production of large eggs with stores of fluid and nutrients and, later, placentation were evolutionary breakthroughs that allowed for more extended and complex embryonic development in the terrestrial environment...