List of works - Ursula Manuelpillai

A novel combination of homeobox genes is expressed in mesenchymal chorionic stem/stromal cells in first trimester and term pregnancies

scientific article

Activin βA-subunit and activin receptors in human myometrium at term and during labour

scientific article published in August 2001

Amniotic epithelial cells from the human placenta potently suppress a mouse model of multiple sclerosis.

scientific article

Anti-inflammatory effects of adult stem cells in sustained lung injury: a comparative study

scientific article

Cellular therapies for lung disease: a distant horizon

scientific article published on February 2011

Changes in culture expanded human amniotic epithelial cells: implications for potential therapeutic applications

scientific article

Characterisation of the xenogeneic immune response to microencapsulated fetal pig islet-like cell clusters transplanted into immunocompetent C57BL/6 mice

scientific article

DNA methylation mediated up-regulation of TERRA non-coding RNA is coincident with elongated telomeres in the human placenta

scientific article published on 07 September 2016

DNA methylation-mediated down-regulation of DNA methyltransferase-1 (DNMT1) is coincident with, but not essential for, global hypomethylation in human placenta

scientific article

Deriving hepatocyte-like cells from placental cells for transplantation

scientific article published on January 2013

Design and screening of a glial cell-specific, cell penetrating peptide for therapeutic applications in multiple sclerosis.

scientific article

Distinct expression and localization of serine protease HtrA1 in human endometrium and first-trimester placenta

scientific article published in December 2006

Ectopic Bone Formation by Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived from Human Term Placenta and the Decidua

scientific article published on 20 October 2015

Fibroids display an anti-angiogenic gene expression profile when compared with adjacent myometrium

scientific article

Hepatocyte-like cells derived from human amniotic epithelial cells can be encapsulated without loss of viability or function in vitro

scientific article published on 21 January 2014

Homeobox gene transforming growth factor β-induced factor-1 (TGIF-1) is a regulator of villous trophoblast differentiation and its expression is increased in human idiopathic fetal growth restriction

scientific article published on 11 June 2013

Human Amnion Epithelial Cell Transplantation Abrogates Lung Fibrosis and Augments Repair

scientific article published in September 2010

Human Amniotic Membrane-Derived Mesenchymal and Epithelial Cells Exert Different Effects on Monocyte-Derived Dendritic Cell Differentiation and Function.

scientific article published on 19 August 2014

Human amniotic epithelial cell transplantation induces markers of alternative macrophage activation and reduces established hepatic fibrosis

scientific article

Human amniotic epithelial cells suppress relapse of corticosteroid-remitted experimental autoimmune disease

scientific article published on 9 January 2014

Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells reduce fibrosis of bleomycin-induced lung injury.

scientific article published on 04 June 2009

Identification of kynurenine pathway enzyme mRNAs and metabolites in human placenta: up-regulation by inflammatory stimuli and with clinical infection

scientific article published in January 2005

Immunogenicity and immunomodulatory properties of hepatocyte-like cells derived from human amniotic epithelial cells

scientific article published on 01 January 2013

Increased mRNA expression of kynurenine pathway enzymes in human placentae exposed to bacterial endotoxin

scientific article published in January 2003

Interleukin 11 inhibits human trophoblast invasion indicating a likely role in the decidual restraint of trophoblast invasion during placentation.

scientific article

Interleukin-11 promotes migration, but not proliferation, of human trophoblast cells, implying a role in placentation

scientific article (publication date: November 2007)

Intracrine control of estrogen action in human gestational tissues at parturition

scientific article published in May 2004

Leukemia inhibitory factor promotes human first trimester extravillous trophoblast adhesion to extracellular matrix and secretion of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1 and -2

scientific article published on 20 May 2008

Oxidative stress increases placental and endothelial cell activin A secretion

scientific article published on 01 March 2007

Placenta-specific methylation of the vitamin D 24-hydroxylase gene: implications for feedback autoregulation of active vitamin D levels at the fetomaternal interface

scientific article published on 23 February 2009

Placental HtrA3 is regulated by oxygen tension and serum levels are altered during early pregnancy in women destined to develop preeclampsia

scientific article published on 3 November 2010

Serine peptidase HTRA3 is closely associated with human placental development and is elevated in pregnancy serum

scientific article published on 26 October 2005

Serum concentrations of macrophage inhibitory cytokine 1 (MIC 1) as a predictor of miscarriage

scientific article published in The Lancet

Soluble factors derived from human amniotic epithelial cells suppress collagen production in human hepatic stellate cells

scientific article published on 15 March 2014

Stem Cells Derived from Human Fetal Membranes Display Multilineage Differentiation Potential

scientific article published in September 2007

Transplantation of human amnion epithelial cells reduces hepatic fibrosis in immunocompetent CCl₄-treated mice

scientific article published on 4 May 2010

Wide-ranging DNA methylation differences of primary trophoblast cell populations and derived cell lines: implications and opportunities for understanding trophoblast function.

scientific article published on 02 February 2011

List of works by Ursula Manuelpillai

A novel combination of homeobox genes is expressed in mesenchymal chorionic stem/stromal cells in first trimester and term pregnancies

Activin βA-subunit and activin receptors in human myometrium at term and during labour

Amniotic epithelial cells from the human placenta potently suppress a mouse model of multiple sclerosis.

Anti-inflammatory effects of adult stem cells in sustained lung injury: a comparative study

Cellular therapies for lung disease: a distant horizon

Changes in culture expanded human amniotic epithelial cells: implications for potential therapeutic applications

Characterisation of the xenogeneic immune response to microencapsulated fetal pig islet-like cell clusters transplanted into immunocompetent C57BL/6 mice

DNA methylation mediated up-regulation of TERRA non-coding RNA is coincident with elongated telomeres in the human placenta

DNA methylation-mediated down-regulation of DNA methyltransferase-1 (DNMT1) is coincident with, but not essential for, global hypomethylation in human placenta

Deriving hepatocyte-like cells from placental cells for transplantation

Design and screening of a glial cell-specific, cell penetrating peptide for therapeutic applications in multiple sclerosis.

Distinct expression and localization of serine protease HtrA1 in human endometrium and first-trimester placenta

Ectopic Bone Formation by Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived from Human Term Placenta and the Decidua

Fibroids display an anti-angiogenic gene expression profile when compared with adjacent myometrium

Hepatocyte-like cells derived from human amniotic epithelial cells can be encapsulated without loss of viability or function in vitro

Homeobox gene transforming growth factor β-induced factor-1 (TGIF-1) is a regulator of villous trophoblast differentiation and its expression is increased in human idiopathic fetal growth restriction

Human Amnion Epithelial Cell Transplantation Abrogates Lung Fibrosis and Augments Repair

Human Amniotic Membrane-Derived Mesenchymal and Epithelial Cells Exert Different Effects on Monocyte-Derived Dendritic Cell Differentiation and Function.

Human amniotic epithelial cell transplantation induces markers of alternative macrophage activation and reduces established hepatic fibrosis

Human amniotic epithelial cells suppress relapse of corticosteroid-remitted experimental autoimmune disease

Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells reduce fibrosis of bleomycin-induced lung injury.

Identification of kynurenine pathway enzyme mRNAs and metabolites in human placenta: up-regulation by inflammatory stimuli and with clinical infection

Immunogenicity and immunomodulatory properties of hepatocyte-like cells derived from human amniotic epithelial cells

Increased mRNA expression of kynurenine pathway enzymes in human placentae exposed to bacterial endotoxin

Interleukin 11 inhibits human trophoblast invasion indicating a likely role in the decidual restraint of trophoblast invasion during placentation.

Interleukin-11 promotes migration, but not proliferation, of human trophoblast cells, implying a role in placentation

Intracrine control of estrogen action in human gestational tissues at parturition

Leukemia inhibitory factor promotes human first trimester extravillous trophoblast adhesion to extracellular matrix and secretion of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1 and -2

Oxidative stress increases placental and endothelial cell activin A secretion

Placenta-specific methylation of the vitamin D 24-hydroxylase gene: implications for feedback autoregulation of active vitamin D levels at the fetomaternal interface

Placental HtrA3 is regulated by oxygen tension and serum levels are altered during early pregnancy in women destined to develop preeclampsia

Serine peptidase HTRA3 is closely associated with human placental development and is elevated in pregnancy serum

Serum concentrations of macrophage inhibitory cytokine 1 (MIC 1) as a predictor of miscarriage

Soluble factors derived from human amniotic epithelial cells suppress collagen production in human hepatic stellate cells

Stem Cells Derived from Human Fetal Membranes Display Multilineage Differentiation Potential

Transplantation of human amnion epithelial cells reduces hepatic fibrosis in immunocompetent CCl₄-treated mice

Wide-ranging DNA methylation differences of primary trophoblast cell populations and derived cell lines: implications and opportunities for understanding trophoblast function.