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ArticleMedical science monitor basic research2017

Tissue Engineered Small Vessel Conduits - The Anti-Thrombotic Effect of Re-Endothelialization of Decellularized Baboon Arteries: A Preliminary Experimental Study.

Muriel Meiring, Mmakgabu Khemisi, Leana Laker, Pascal M Dohmen, Francis E Smit

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Article in Medical science monitor basic research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Muriel MeiringDepartment of Haematology and Cell Biology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
Mmakgabu KhemisiDepartment of Haematology and Cell Biology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
Leana LakerDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
Pascal M DohmenDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, Germany.
Francis E SmitDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
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Abstract

BACKGROUND The use of decellularized biological scaffolds for the reconstruction of small-diameter vascular grafts remains a challenge in tissue engineering. Thrombogenicity is an important cause of obstruction in these vessels due to decellularization. Seeding of the decellularized vascular constructs with endothelial cells is therefore a prerequisite for the prevention of thrombosis. The aim of this study was to seed decellularized baboon arteries with endothelial cells and to compare the thrombogenicity to that of decellularized arteries after circulation of blood. MATERIAL AND METHODS Carotid, radial, and femoral arteries (12 arteries in total) were harvested from 2 Papio ursinus baboons. Ten arteries were decellularized. Normal morphology was confirmed in the control vessels. The effect of re-endothelialization was studied in the vessel scaffolds using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Decellularization resulted in vessel scaffolds with well-preserved extracellular matrix and intact basal membranes. Six of the decellularized vessel scaffolds were seeded with viable human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC). Luminal endothelialization was established after 7 days in a bioreactor and SEM confirmed confluency. Two control, 4 decellularized, and 6 decellularized re-endothelialized vessel scaffolds were studied in an in vitro flow chamber using baboon blood. RESULTS The decellularized arteries showed an absence of endothelial lining, and an intact basement membrane. The seeding process produced a complete endothelial layer on the surfaces of the arteries. After perfusion with whole blood, no thrombi were formed in the control arteries and re-endothelialized vessels. Widespread platelet activation and adhesion occurred in the decellularized vessels despite a relatively intact basal membrane. CONCLUSIONS This study supports the development of re-endothelialized tissue engineered small-vessel conduits.

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AnimalsArteriesBlood Vessel ProsthesisEndothelium, VascularExtracellular MatrixHumansHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsPapioPerfusionPlatelet ActivationPreliminary DataThrombinTissue EngineeringTissue ScaffoldsThrombin

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