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ArticleCell transplantation

Pilot Study of Endovascular Delivery of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in the Aortic Wall in a Pig Model.

Ke Li, Deborah Vela, Elton Migliati, Maria da Graca Cabreira, Xiaohong Wang, L Maximilian Buja, Emerson C Perin

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Article in Cell transplantation. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ke LiStem Cell Center, 14644Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas, USA.
Deborah VelaCardiovascular Pathology, 14644Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas, USA.
Elton MigliatiStem Cell Center, 14644Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas, USA.
Maria da Graca CabreiraStem Cell Center, 14644Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas, USA.
Xiaohong WangStem Cell Center, 14644Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas, USA.
L Maximilian BujaCardiovascular Pathology, 14644Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas, USA.
Emerson C PerinStem Cell Center, 14644Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3622-9814
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) have a high mortality. In small-animal models, multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) have shown benefits in attenuating aneurysm formation. However, an optimal cell delivery strategy is lacking. The NOGA system, which targets cell injections in a less-invasive way, has been used for myocardial cell delivery. Here, we assessed the safety and feasibility of the NOGA system for endovascular delivery of MSCs to the aortic wall in an AAA pig model. We induced AAA in 9 pigs by surgery or catheter induction. MSCs were delivered using the NOGA system 6 or 8 weeks after aneurysm induction. We euthanized the pigs and harvested the aorta for histologic analysis 1, 3, and 7 days after cell delivery. During AAA creation, 1 pig died; 8 pigs completed the study without acute adverse events or complications. The cell delivery procedure was safe and feasible. We successfully injected MSCs directly into the aortic wall in a targeted manner. Histologic and immunohistochemical analyses confirmed transmural injections in the aortic wall area of interest and the presence of MSCs. Our study showed the safety and feasibility of endovascular cell delivery to the aortic wall in a pig model.

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AnimalsAortic Aneurysm, AbdominalDisease Models, AnimalEndovascular ProceduresMaleMesenchymal Stem CellsPilot ProjectsSwineabdominal aortic aneurysmcardiovascular diseasescell transplantationmesenchymal stromal cellsvascular diseases

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PMID33938770
PMCPMC8114770
OpenAlexW3158649986

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