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XXIV International Symposium on Morphological Sciences
The report of XXIV International Symposium on Morphological Sciences by Ameneh Omidi
Application Code :
306-0215-0105
 
Created Date : Friday, September 18, 2015 23:21:15Update Date : Tuesday, October 13, 2015 15:21:10
IP Address : 194.225.51.101Submit Date : Tuesday, October 13, 2015 15:21:25Email : omidi_amene@yahoo.com
Personal Information
Name : ameneh
Surname : omidi
School/Research center : School of Medicine
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Position : student
Tel : +98-21-66419072
Information of Congress
Title of the Congress : XXIV International Symposium on Morphological Sciences
Title of your Abstract : Maternal transplantation of epidermal neural crest stem cells (EPI-NCSCs) provide prenatal therapy in entorhinal cortex of methylazoxymethanol exposed mice 
 
Country : Turkey
From : Wednesday, September 2, 2015
To : Sunday, September 6, 2015
Abstract(Please copy/paste the abstract send to the congress) : Introduction: Malformations of cortical developments (MCDs) are one of the most usual causes of neurological disorders. The goal of the current study was to quantify the morphological changes in the entorhinal cortex in the mice that exposed in utero to methylazoxymethanol (MAM) and then received EPI-NCSCs prenatally. 
Methods: The young mice were divided into four groups, each including 5 animals and following intervention was performed during in utero life: group I: control animals which received NaCl; group II: sham animals which received vehicle; group III: MAM-exposed animals which received intraperitoneal (ip) injection of MAM (25 mg/kg maternal body weight); group IV: MAM-exposed animals which received EPI-NCSCs. 30 days after birth, the brain tissues were removed. Then cresyl violet staining and also immunohistochemistry for NeuN, a mature neuronal marker was performed. The thickness of entorhinal cortex, number and mean cell volume of this area of cortex were estimated using stereological methods. 
Results: Remarkable reduction in the thickness of the entorhinal cortex and mean cell volume of mature neurons was observed following ip injection of MAM as compared to control mice. But the number of neurons in the entorhinal cortex was not statistically significant difference among groups. 
In prenatal stem cell- treated animals, there was a significant increase in the width of entorhinal cortex. Moreover, the mean cell volume of NeuN-immunostained cells was significantly higher in the entorhinal cortex of stem cell transplanted mice in comparison with those of MAM-exposed mice. 
Conclusion: Prenatal administration of EPI-NCSCs prevents the reduction in the entorhinal thickness following in utero exposure to MAM. As a result, EPI-NCSCs may provide clinically applicable source of stem cell in transplantation treatment of MCDs.
Keywords of your Abstract : Key words: Malformation of cortical development, Epidermal neural crest stem cells, Entorhinal cortex
Acceptance Letter : http://gsia.tums.ac.ir/images/UserFiles/26486/Forms/306/accept_istanbul.pdf
The presentation : Oral
The Cover of Abstract book : http://gsia.tums.ac.ir/images/UserFiles/26486/Forms/306/cover.pdf
Published abstract in the abstract book with the related code : http://gsia.tums.ac.ir/images/UserFiles/26486/Forms/306/article.pdf
Where has your abstract been indexed? : none
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The Congress Reporting Form
How many volunteers were present at the Congress? : may be around 300-400
Delegates from which countries presented in the congress? : Brazil, Argentina, Australia,Africa,Portugal , china, japan, Korea, USA, ...
Were the delegates of any other organizations present in the congress? : Yes
If yes, please write the names of the organizations in the box : IFFN
What were the responses to your talking points? Were specific questions or concerns raised? : It was ok, they had a good communication with the participants, and tried to be helpful with us, they were very respectful to us about our beliefs. and were so useful when we talked about the education of anatomy in their departments, and things like that...
Overall We took a broader view of the other universities.
If you met staff members, please list their full names & positions. : we meet great professors such as professor Paxinos from Australia, and the head of anatomical sciences association.
Please inform us if there are any follow up actions we need to talk with the members of the congress : There are some follow up actions that is needed to talk with the members of the congress:
first, the informations and announcement about area of symposium holding were not sufficient and it was difficult to find there to some extent. 
second: admission staff could not read our student card, so that they Could not differentiate between students and non-students participant.
Your experiences about the travel processes(Providing ticket, accommodation,...) : It was very good experience and we learned so useful skills.
Please give a briefing of your own observations and outcomes of the congress: : In the symposium there was a very great professors that it was a wonderful opportunity for us to meet them. We met student from all over the world. over all it was a great journey and because we traveled by group with our professors and other students of our department it was more and more useful and memorable. and we were so familiar to experiences for holding an international symposium or congress in our country. I would recommend to other students giving lectures or posters and participate in these international symposium or congresses.