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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2016

Mesenchymal Stem Cells Increase Neo-Angiogenesis and Albumin Production in a Liver Tissue-Engineered Engraftment.

Amedeo Carraro, Maurizio Buggio, Chiara Gardin, Umberto Tedeschi, Letizia Ferroni, Padova-Barbara Zavan

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Amedeo CarraroDepartment of General Surgery and Odontoiatrics, Liver Transplant Unit, University Hospital of Verona, P.le Aristide Stefani 1, Verona 37126, Italy. amedeo.carraro@ospedaleuniverona.it.
Maurizio BuggioNanomedicine Lab, Institute of Inflammation and Repair, Faculty of Medical & Human Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK. maurizio.buggio@manchester.ac.uk.
Chiara GardinDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Viale Giuseppe Colombo, 3, Padova 35131, Italy. chiara.gardin@unipd.it.
Umberto TedeschiDepartment of General Surgery and Odontoiatrics, Liver Transplant Unit, University Hospital of Verona, P.le Aristide Stefani 1, Verona 37126, Italy. umberto.tedeschi@ospedaleuniverona.it.
Letizia FerroniDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Viale Giuseppe Colombo, 3, Padova 35131, Italy. letizia.ferroni@unipd.it.
Padova-Barbara ZavanDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Viale Giuseppe Colombo, 3, Padova 35131, Italy. barbara.zavan@unipd.it.
University of Padua · ITUniversity of Verona · ITUniversity of Manchester · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The construction of a three-dimensional (3D) liver tissue is limited by many factors; one of them is the lack of vascularization inside the tissue-engineered construct. An engineered liver pocket-scaffold able to increase neo-angiogenesis in vivo could be a solution to overcome these limitations. In this work, a hyaluronan (HA)-based scaffold enriched with human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) and rat hepatocytes was pre-conditioned in a bioreactor system, then implanted into the liver of rats. Angiogenesis and hepatocyte metabolic functions were monitored. The formation of a de novo vascular network within the HA-based scaffold, as well as an improvement in albumin production by the implanted hepatocytes, were detected. The presence of hMSCs in the HA-scaffold increased the concentration of growth factors promoting angiogenesis inside the graft. This event ensured a high blood vessel density, coupled with a support to metabolic functions of hepatocytes. All together, these results highlight the important role played by stem cells in liver tissue-engineered engraftment.

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AlbuminsAnimalsCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationCells, CulturedHepatocytesHumansHyaluronic AcidLiverLiver TransplantationMesenchymal Stem CellsMesenchymal Stem Cell TransplantationRatsTissue EngineeringTissue ScaffoldsAlbuminsHyaluronic Acidangiogenesisengineered liver tissuehepatocytehyaluronan-based scaffoldmesenchymal stem cell

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PMID26985891
PMCPMC4813233
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