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ReviewEuropean respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society2021

Development and clinical translation of tubular constructs for tracheal tissue engineering: a review.

Luis Soriano, Tehreem Khalid, Derek Whelan, Niall O'Huallachain, Karen C Redmond, Fergal J O'Brien, Cian O'Leary, Sally-Ann Cryan

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Review in European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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27 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. [Application of Kartogenin in cartilage tissue engineering].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2026
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  4. [Application and challenges of tissue engineered scaffolds in treatment of long-segment laryngotracheal stenosis].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2026
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  8. Engineered Anti-Senescence Trachea With Post-Transplanted Regenerative Homeostasis.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Luis SorianoSchool of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland.
Tehreem KhalidSchool of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland.
Derek WhelanDept of Mechanical, Biomedical and Manufacturing Engineering, Munster Technological University, Cork, Ireland.
Niall O'HuallachainSchool of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland.
Karen C RedmondNational Cardio-thoracic Transplant Unit, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital and UCD School of Medicine, Dublin, Ireland.
Fergal J O'BrienTissue Engineering Research Group, Dept of Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland.
Cian O'LearySchool of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland.
Sally-Ann CryanSchool of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland scryan@rcsi.ie.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Effective restoration of extensive tracheal damage arising from cancer, stenosis, infection or congenital abnormalities remains an unmet clinical need in respiratory medicine. The trachea is a 10-11 cm long fibrocartilaginous tube of the lower respiratory tract, with 16-20 tracheal cartilages anterolaterally and a dynamic trachealis muscle posteriorly. Tracheal resection is commonly offered to patients suffering from short-length tracheal defects, but replacement is required when the trauma exceeds 50% of total length of the trachea in adults and 30% in children. Recently, tissue engineering (TE) has shown promise to fabricate biocompatible tissue-engineered tracheal implants for tracheal replacement and regeneration. However, its widespread use is hampered by inadequate re-epithelialisation, poor mechanical properties, insufficient revascularisation and unsatisfactory durability, leading to little success in the clinical use of tissue-engineered tracheal implants to date. Here, we describe in detail the historical attempts and the lessons learned for tracheal TE approaches by contextualising the clinical needs and essential requirements for a functional tracheal graft. TE manufacturing approaches explored to date and the clinical translation of both TE and non-TE strategies for tracheal regeneration are summarised to fully understand the big picture of tracheal TE and its impact on clinical treatment of extensive tracheal defects.

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Tissue EngineeringTracheaAdultChildHumansTissue Scaffolds

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PMID34750116
PMCPMC9488721

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