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ArticlePloS one2022

Subcutaneous transplantation of human thyroid tissue into a pre-vascularized Cell Pouch™ device in a Mus musculus model: Evidence of viability and function for thyroid transplantation.

Sam M Wiseman, Arash Memarnejadian, Guilaine K Boyce, Anne Nguyen, Blair A Walker, Daniel T Holmes, Ian D Welch, Delfina M Mazzuca, Philip M Toleikis

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Article in PloS one, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sam M WisemanDepartment of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital & University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Arash MemarnejadianSernova Corporation, London, Ontario, Canada.
Guilaine K BoyceDepartment of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital & University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Anne NguyenDepartment of Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital & University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-7826-7317
Blair A WalkerDepartment of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Daniel T HolmesDepartment of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Ian D WelchDepartment of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Delfina M MazzucaSernova Corporation, London, Ontario, Canada.
Philip M ToleikisSernova Corporation, London, Ontario, Canada.
University of British Columbia · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the survival and efficacy indicators of human thyroid tissue transplantation into a retrievable, prevascularized implanted Sernova Corp Cell Pouch™ (CP) device. Thyroid tissue from human donors was transplanted subcutaneously into the pre-implanted CP device or into the subcutaneous (SC) space alone as a control in a nude Mus musculus model. Transplanted M. musculus were monitored for human serum thyroglobulin (TG) levels for 3 months until the transplants were removed for histological assessment. Human thyroid tissue survived and continued to produce TG in transplanted nude M. musculus in the CP, with no adverse events. CP transplants exhibited more persistent and robust production of human TG than tissue placed in the SC space alone from 3 to 13 weeks post transplantation. Fresh thyroid transplants had better survival and function compared to cryopreserved transplants. Thyroid transplant viability correlated with TG levels at 3 months post-transplant (p = 0.03). Immunofluorescence staining of transplants for TG and TPO localized in thyroid follicles. Human thyroid tissue transplanted into the subcutaneously implanted pre-vascularized CP in nude M. musculus survived and continued to produce robust and persistent human TG and warrants further investigation as a treatment for postoperative hypothyroidism.

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AnimalsGraft SurvivalHumansMiceMice, NudeOrgan TransplantationThyroid GlandTransplantation, Heterologous

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PMID35051203
PMCPMC8775351
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