Human amnion epithelial cell therapy for bronchopulmonary dyspliasa

早产儿，尤其是早产儿，通常会患上一种叫做支气管肺发育不良（BPD）的慢性肺部疾病。目前还没有治愈或预防BPD的方法。胎儿出生前包裹着发育中的胎儿的羊膜细胞有望成为一种治疗，甚至可能是一种预防BPD的方法。该项目将使用BPD的早产羔羊模型来评估羊膜细胞治疗或预防该疾病的能力。

Preterm infants, especially those born very early, commonly develop a type of chronic lung disease called bronchopulmonary displasia (BPD). There is currently no cure or means of preventing BPD. Cells from the amniotic membrane that surrounds the developing baby before birth show promise as a treatment, or perhaps even a way of preventing, BPD. This project will use a preterm lamb model of BPD to assess the ability of amnion cells to treat or prevent the disease.