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ArticleBioengineering (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Improved Repopulation Efficacy of Decellularized Small Diameter Vascular Grafts Utilizing the Cord Blood Platelet Lysate.

Panagiotis Mallis, Dimitrios P Sokolis, Michalis Katsimpoulas, Alkiviadis Kostakis, Catherine Stavropoulos-Giokas, Efstathios Michalopoulos

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Article in Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. 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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Panagiotis MallisHellenic Cord Blood Bank, Biomedical Research Foundation Academy of Athens, 4 Soranou Ephessiou Street, 115 27 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-9429-190X
Dimitrios P SokolisLaboratory of Biomechanics, Center for Experimental Surgery, Biomedical Research Foundation Academy of Athens, 4 Soranou Ephessiou Street, 115 27 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-6801-0606
Michalis KatsimpoulasCenter of Experimental Surgery and Translational Research, Biomedical Research Foundation Academy of Athens, 4 Soranou Ephessiou Street, 115 27 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-8083-3878
Alkiviadis KostakisCenter of Experimental Surgery and Translational Research, Biomedical Research Foundation Academy of Athens, 4 Soranou Ephessiou Street, 115 27 Athens, Greece.
Catherine Stavropoulos-GiokasHellenic Cord Blood Bank, Biomedical Research Foundation Academy of Athens, 4 Soranou Ephessiou Street, 115 27 Athens, Greece.
Efstathios MichalopoulosHellenic Cord Blood Bank, Biomedical Research Foundation Academy of Athens, 4 Soranou Ephessiou Street, 115 27 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-1901-6294

Funding

European Union and Greek National Funds through the Operational Program Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, under the call RESEARCH-CREATE-INNOVATE T1EDK-05722
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe development of functional bioengineered small-diameter vascular grafts (SDVGs), represents a major challenge of tissue engineering. This study aimed to evaluate the repopulation efficacy of biological vessels, utilizing the cord blood platelet lysate (CBPL).

methodsHuman umbilical arteries (hUAs,

resultsThe decellularized hUAs retained their initial vessel's properties, in terms of key-specific proteins, the biochemical and biomechanical characteristics were preserved. The evaluation of the repopulation process indicated a more uniform distribution of WJ-MSCs in group A compared to group B. The repopulated vascular grafts of group B were characterized by greater Ki67 and MAP kinase expression compared to group A.

conclusionThe results of this study indicated that the CBPL may improve the repopulation efficacy, thus bringing the biological SDVGs one step closer to clinical application.

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decellularizationhuman umbilical arteriesKi67MAP kinasemesenchymal stromal cellsrepopulation

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PMID34562940
PMCPMC8467559

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