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ArticlePloS one2019

Ex vivo perfusion-based engraftment of genetically engineered cell sensors into transplantable organs.

Ling-Yee Chin, Cailah Carroll, Siavash Raigani, Danielle M Detelich, Shannon N Tessier, Gregory R Wojtkiewicz, Stephen P Schmidt, Ralph Weissleder, Heidi Yeh, Korkut Uygun and 1 more

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Article in PloS one, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ling-Yee ChinCenter for Surgery, Innovation, and Bioengineering, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Cailah CarrollCenter for Surgery, Innovation, and Bioengineering, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Siavash RaiganiCenter for Surgery, Innovation, and Bioengineering, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Danielle M DetelichCenter for Surgery, Innovation, and Bioengineering, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Shannon N TessierCenter for Surgery, Innovation, and Bioengineering, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Gregory R WojtkiewiczCenter for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Stephen P SchmidtCenter for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Ralph WeisslederCenter for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Heidi YehCenter for Surgery, Innovation, and Bioengineering, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Korkut UygunCenter for Surgery, Innovation, and Bioengineering, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Biju ParekkadanCenter for Surgery, Innovation, and Bioengineering, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0002-3408-8085
Massachusetts General Hospital · USRutgers, The State University of New Jersey · US

Funding

High subzero heart preservation: from zebrafish to mammalsR01HL157803 · NHLBI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Shannon Noella Tessier · 2021 to 2026
$2.8M
Whole heart suspended animation: leveraging the zebrafish to solve the organ shortageR00HL143149 · NHLBI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI TESSIER, SHANNON NOELLA · 2021 to 2023
$747k
Theranostic approach to transplant rejection using engineered cell biosensorsR21AI134116 · NIAID · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI PAREKKADAN, BIJU, UYGUN, KORKUT · 2018 to 2019
$463k
Whole heart suspended animation: leveraging the zebrafish to solve the organ shortageK99HL143149 · NHLBI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI TESSIER, SHANNON NOELLA · 2019 to 2020
$215k
NHLBI NIH HHS K99 HL143149NHLBI NIH HHS R00 HL143149NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL157803NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI134116
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cellular rejection of liver transplant allografts remains a concern despite immunosuppressant use. Existing transplant biomarkers are often not sensitive enough to detect acute or chronic rejection at an early enough stage to allow successful clinical intervention. We herein developed a cell-based sensor that can potentially be used for monitoring local events following liver transplantation. Utilizing a machine perfusion system as a platform to engraft the cells into a donor liver, we effectively established the biocompatibility of the biosensor cells and confirmed efficient delivery of cells distributed throughout the organ. This work proves an innovative concept of integrating synthetic reporter cells ex vivo into organs as a transplant-within-a-transplant during functional organ preservation with a vision to use cell biosensors as a broad way to monitor and treat tissue transplants.

Indexed as

FibroblastsTransplantsAnimalsCell- and Tissue-Based TherapyCell EngineeringCell LineGenetic EngineeringGenetic VectorsGraft RejectionLiver TransplantationLiving DonorsMalePerfusionRatsRats, Inbred Lew

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PMID31790444
PMCPMC6886851
OpenAlexW2994062438

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