GAITHERSBURG, MD--(Marketwire - Dec 7, 2012) - Cytomedix, Inc. ( OTCQX : CMXI ) (the "Company"), a regenerative therapies company commercializing and developing innovative platelet and adult stem cell technologies, announced today that positive data on the Angel cPRP system in a veterinary application -- treatment of persistent mating induced endometritis (PMIE) in mares -- were recently presented at the 3rd annual conference of the North American Veterinary Regenerative Medicine Association (NAVRMA) in Savannah, GA.Treatment with PRP was shown to be associated with a statistically significant reduction in certain endometrial pro-inflammatory cytokines and inducible nitric oxide synthetase (iNOS), both known to be involved in the pathology of PMIE.

Many mares fail to respond to conventional therapies and recent studies have shown a link between PMIE and the expression of certain cytokines.Nitric oxide is also believed to play a role in uterine clearance. The study investigated 9 barren mares with a history of PMIE. During the treatment cycle, whole blood was processed using the Angel cPRP system and the resultant PRP was brought to a final volume with platelet poor plasma and infused into the uterus. All mares were then inseminated with motile sperm.Evaluation of endometrial biopsies showed that in mares treated with PRP there was down-regulated expression of pro-inflammatory molecules, IL-1b, IL-6, IL-8 and iNOS, compared with untreated mares (p < 0.05).

Lisa Metcalf MS, DVM, Diplomate ACT, lead investigator on the study commented on the results, "Infertility in high value mares is a significant economic problem in the equestrian industry.Intra uterine treatment with PRP offers a new approach to treating this condition and, in this study we observed multiple pregnancies in the treated mares that were previously barren. Use of PRP in this setting warrants further investigation".

Martin Rosendale, Chief Executive Officer of Cytomedix added, "These results are very promising and give us further insight into the mechanism by which PRP inhibits inflammation by decreasing the presence of pro-inflammatory cytokines. These findings regarding the control of inflammation may be transferable to human inflammatory conditions. We will continue to explore disease areas where inflammation is known to play a role and where there is a need for a therapeutic alternative to corticosteroids."

About Cytomedix, Inc. Cytomedix, Inc. is an autologous regenerative therapies company commercializing innovative platelet technologies for orthopedics and wound care with a pipeline of adult stem cell therapies for tissue repair. The Company markets the AutoloGel System, a device for the production of autologous platelet rich plasma ("PRP") gel for use on a variety of exuding wounds and the Angel Concentrated Platelet Rich Plasma System, a blood processing device and disposable products used for the separation of whole blood or a mixture of blood and bone marrow, into red cells, platelet poor plasma ("PPP") and PRP in surgical settingsOn February 8, 2012 Cytomedix closed the acquisition of Aldagen, a biopharmaceutical company developing regenerative cell therapies based on its proprietary ALDH bright cell technology, currently in a Phase 2 trial for the treatment of ischemic stroke. For additional information please visit cytomedix.com

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Cytomedix Announces Positive Results With Angel(R) cPRP in Veterinary Application