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ArticleMaterials today. Bio2023

Construction of vascularized tissue-engineered breast with dual angiogenic and adipogenic micro-tissues.

Ruopiao Ni, Chao Luo, Hai Ci, Di Sun, Ran An, Zhenxing Wang, Jie Yang, Yiqing Li, Jiaming Sun

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Article in Materials today. Bio, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 18 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 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ruopiao NiDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1277 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430022, China.
Chao LuoDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1277 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430022, China.
Hai CiDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1277 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430022, China.
Di SunDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1277 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430022, China.
Ran AnDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1277 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430022, China.
Zhenxing WangDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1277 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430022, China.
Jie YangDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1277 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430022, China.
Yiqing LiDepartment of Vascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Jiaming SunDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1277 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430022, China.
Huazhong University of Science and Technology · CNUnion Hospital · CNUnion Hospital · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hydrogel-based micro-tissue engineering technique, a bottom-up approach, is promising in constructing soft tissue of large size with homogeneous spatial distribution and superior regeneration capacity compared to the top-down approach. However, most of the studies employed micro-tissues with simple mesenchymal stem cells, which could hardly meet the growth of matrix and vessels. Therefore, we recommend a dual micro-tissues assembly strategy to construct vascularized tissue-engineered breast grafts (TEBGs). Adipose micro-tissues (AMs) and vessel micro-tissues (VMs) were fabricated by seeding adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) on collagen microgels (COLs) with a uniform diameter of ∼250 ​μm, respectively. TEBGs were constructed by injecting the dual micro-tissues into 3D printed breast-like Thermoplastic Urethane (TPU) scaffolds, then implanted into the subcutaneous pockets on the back of nude mice. After 3 months of implantation, TEBGs based on dual micro-tissues performed larger volume of adipose tissue regeneration and neo-vessel formation compared to TEBGs based on single AMs. This study extends the application of micro-tissue engineering technique for the construction of soft grafts, and is expected to be useful for creating heterogeneous tissue constructs in the future.

Indexed as

3D printingADSC, Adipose-derived stem cellAM, Adipose micro-tissueBreast reconstructionCOL, Collagen microgelHUVEC, Human umbilical vein endothelial cellMicrofluidic technologyMicro-tissueTEBG, Tissue-engineered breast graftTissue-engineered breastTPU, Thermoplastic urethaneVM, Vessel micro-tissue

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PMID36686035
PMCPMC9850046
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