Vanessa Penna Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Translational Surgery,Medical Sciences,Metabolic function,Myocardial regeneration,Cell therapy
MS, Postgraduate Program in Translational Surgery, Paulista Medical School, Federal University of S
Vanessa Penna is currently working in MS, Postgraduate Program in Translational Surgery, Paulista Medical School, Federal University of São Paulo (EPM/UNIFESP), Brazil. CTCMol, Center of Cellular and Molecular Therapy, São Paulo, Brazil. He has international experience on various programs, and also contributed and participated in different countries for diverse fields of study. Research interests reflect in wide range of publications in various national and international journals.
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Author(s): Vanessa Penna, Monica VN Lipay, Paulo O Martins, Monica T Duailibi and Silvio E Duailibi
Introduction: Tissue Engineering (TE) aims to bio manufacture human tissues, an endeavor that requires a large number of cells, preferably autologous ones. Typically, an autologous cell source is unable to provide the required amount of cells and it is necessary that such cells be cultured during a prolonged period of time. One of the methodologies used to obtain and expand autologous cells in culture is explants; however, explants are commonly discarded at the moment of the first cell passage. Given the difficulty in obtaining those cell sources, a good alternative would be to reuse the explants and put them back into culture after cell pas... view more»