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Scuglia M, Frazão LP, Miranda A, Martins A, Barbosa-Sequeira J, Coimbra D, Longatto-Filho A, Reis RL, Nogueira-Silva C, Neves NM, Correia-Pinto J. Diaphragmatic hernia repair porcine model to compare the performance of biodegradable membranes against Gore-Tex ®. Pediatr Surg Int 2023; 40:7. [PMID: 37999778 PMCID: PMC10673990 DOI: 10.1007/s00383-023-05584-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/25/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Patch repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) using Gore-Tex® is associated with infection, adhesions, hernia recurrence, long-term musculoskeletal sequels and poor tissue regeneration. To overcome these limitations, the performance of two novel biodegradable membranes was tested to repair CDH in a growing pig model. METHODS Twelve male pigs were randomly assigned to 3 different groups of 4 animals each, determined by the type of patch used during thoracoscopic diaphragmatic hernia repair (Gore-Tex®, polycaprolactone electrospun membrane-PCLem, and decellularized human chorion membrane-dHCM). After 7 weeks, all animals were euthanized, followed by necropsy for diaphragmatic evaluation and histological analysis. RESULTS Thoracoscopic defect creation and diaphragmatic repair were performed without any technical difficulty in all groups. However, hernia recurrence rate was 0% in Gore-Tex®, 50% in PCLem and 100% in dHCM groups. At euthanasia, Gore-Tex® patches appeared virtually unchanged and covered with a fibrotic capsule, while PCLem and dHCM patches were replaced by either floppy connective tissue or vascularized and floppy regenerated membranous tissue, respectively. CONCLUSION Gore-Tex® was associated with a higher survival rate and lower recurrence. Nevertheless, the proposed biodegradable membranes were associated with better tissue integration when compared with Gore-Tex®.
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- Marianna Scuglia
- Life and Health Sciences Research Institute, School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
- ICVS/3B's - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
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- ICVS/3B's - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
- 3B's Research Group, I3B's - Research Institute on Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics of University of Minho, AvePark, Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia, Zona Industrial da Gandra, 4805-017, Barco, Guimarães, Portugal
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- Life and Health Sciences Research Institute, School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
- ICVS/3B's - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
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- ICVS/3B's - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
- 3B's Research Group, I3B's - Research Institute on Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics of University of Minho, AvePark, Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia, Zona Industrial da Gandra, 4805-017, Barco, Guimarães, Portugal
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- Life and Health Sciences Research Institute, School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
- ICVS/3B's - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Centro Materno Infantil do Norte, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Life and Health Sciences Research Institute, School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
- ICVS/3B's - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
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- Life and Health Sciences Research Institute, School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
- ICVS/3B's - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
- Department of Pathology (LIM-14), University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
- Molecular Oncology Research Center, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- ICVS/3B's - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
- 3B's Research Group, I3B's - Research Institute on Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics of University of Minho, AvePark, Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia, Zona Industrial da Gandra, 4805-017, Barco, Guimarães, Portugal
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- Life and Health Sciences Research Institute, School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
- ICVS/3B's - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital de Braga, Braga, Portugal
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- ICVS/3B's - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal.
- 3B's Research Group, I3B's - Research Institute on Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics of University of Minho, AvePark, Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia, Zona Industrial da Gandra, 4805-017, Barco, Guimarães, Portugal.
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- Life and Health Sciences Research Institute, School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
- ICVS/3B's - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hospital de Braga, Braga, Portugal
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Boehm AK, Hillebrandt KH, Dziodzio T, Krenzien F, Neudecker J, Spuler S, Pratschke J, Sauer IM, Andreas MN. Tissue engineering for the diaphragm and its various therapeutic possibilities – A Systematic Review. ADVANCED THERAPEUTICS 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/adtp.202100247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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- Agnes K Boehm
- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt‐Universität zu Berlin Department of Surgery Augustenburger Platz 1 Berlin 13353 Germany
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- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt‐Universität zu Berlin Department of Surgery Augustenburger Platz 1 Berlin 13353 Germany
- Berlin Institute of Health at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin Charitéplatz 1 Berlin 10117 Germany
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- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt‐Universität zu Berlin Department of Surgery Augustenburger Platz 1 Berlin 13353 Germany
- Berlin Institute of Health at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin Charitéplatz 1 Berlin 10117 Germany
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- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt‐Universität zu Berlin Department of Surgery Augustenburger Platz 1 Berlin 13353 Germany
- Berlin Institute of Health at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin Charitéplatz 1 Berlin 10117 Germany
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- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt‐Universität zu Berlin Department of Surgery Augustenburger Platz 1 Berlin 13353 Germany
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- Muscle Research Unit Experimental and Clinical Research Center Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Max‐Delbrück‐Centrum für Molekulare Medizin in der Helmholtz‐Gemeinschaft Lindenberger Weg 80 Berlin 13125 Germany
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- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt‐Universität zu Berlin Department of Surgery Augustenburger Platz 1 Berlin 13353 Germany
- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin Cluster of Excellence Matters of Activity. Image Space Material funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG German Research Foundation) under Germany's Excellence Strategy Berlin EXC 2025 Germany
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- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt‐Universität zu Berlin Department of Surgery Augustenburger Platz 1 Berlin 13353 Germany
- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin Cluster of Excellence Matters of Activity. Image Space Material funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG German Research Foundation) under Germany's Excellence Strategy Berlin EXC 2025 Germany
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- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt‐Universität zu Berlin Department of Surgery Augustenburger Platz 1 Berlin 13353 Germany
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Eastwood MP, Daamen WF, Joyeux L, Pranpanus S, Rynkevic R, Hympanova L, Pot MW, Hof DJ, Gayan-Ramirez G, van Kuppevelt TH, Verbeken E, Deprest J. Providing direction improves function: Comparison of a radial pore-orientated acellular collagen scaffold to clinical alternatives in a surgically induced rabbit diaphragmatic tissue defect model. J Tissue Eng Regen Med 2018; 12:2138-2150. [PMID: 30055525 DOI: 10.1002/term.2734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2017] [Revised: 06/14/2018] [Accepted: 07/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
Abstract
Gore-Tex® is a widely used durable patch for repair of congenital diaphragmatic defects yet may result in complications. We compared Gore-Tex with a composite of a radial pore-orientated collagen scaffold (RP-Composite) and clinically used porcine small intestinal submucosa (SIS; Surgisis®) in a rabbit model for diaphragmatic hernia. The growing rabbit mimics the rapid rib cage growth and reherniation rates seen in children. We created and immediately repaired left hemidiaphragmatic defects in 6-week-old rabbits with Gore-Tex, SIS, and an RP-Composite scaffold. An additional group of rabbits had a sham operation. At 90 days, survivors more than doubled in weight. We observed few reherniations or eventrations in Gore-Tex (17%) and RP-Composite (22%) implanted animals. However, SIS failed in all rabbits. Maximum transdiaphragmatic pressure was lower in Gore-Tex (71%) than RP-Composite implanted animals (112%) or sham (134%). Gore-Tex repairs were less compliant than RP-Composite, which behaved as sham diaphragm (p < 0.01). RP-Composite induced less foreign body giant cell reaction than Gore-Tex (p < 0.05) with more collagen deposition (p < 0.001), although there was a tendency for the scaffold to calcify. Unlike Gore-Tex, the compliance of diaphragms reconstructed with RP-Composite scaffolds were comparable with native diaphragm, whereas reherniation rates and transdiaphragmatic pressure measurements were similar.
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- Mary Patrice Eastwood
- Department of Development and Regeneration, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Center for Surgical Technologies, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Biochemistry, RIMLS, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Development and Regeneration, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Center for Surgical Technologies, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Development and Regeneration, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Center for Surgical Technologies, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Thailand
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- Department of Development and Regeneration, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,NEGI, Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Development and Regeneration, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Center for Surgical Technologies, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Institute for the Care of the Mother and Child, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biochemistry, RIMLS, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biochemistry, RIMLS, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biochemistry, RIMLS, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Group Biomedical Sciences, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Development and Regeneration, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Center for Surgical Technologies, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Research Department of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Institute of Women's Health, University College London, London, UK
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de Cesare N, Trevisan C, Maghin E, Piccoli M, Pavan PG. A finite element analysis of diaphragmatic hernia repair on an animal model. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2018; 86:33-42. [PMID: 29933200 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2018.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2018] [Revised: 05/15/2018] [Accepted: 06/05/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
Abstract
The diaphragm is a mammalian skeletal muscle that plays a fundamental role in the process of respiration. Alteration of its mechanical properties due to a diaphragmatic hernia contributes towards compromising its respiratory functions, leading to the need for surgical intervention to restore the physiological conditions by means of implants. This study aims to assess via numerical modeling biomechanical differences between a diaphragm in healthy conditions and a herniated diaphragm surgically repaired with a polymeric implant, in a mouse model. Finite Element models of healthy and repaired diaphragms are developed from diagnostic images and anatomical samples. The mechanical response of the diaphragmatic tendon is described by assuming an isotropic hyperelastic model. A similar constitutive model is used to define the mechanical behavior of the polymeric implant, while the muscular tissue is modeled by means of a three-element Hill's model, specifically adapted to mouse muscle fibers. The Finite Element Analysis is addressed to simulate diaphragmatic contraction in the eupnea condition, allowing the evaluation of diaphragm deformation in healthy and herniated-repaired conditions. The polymeric implant reduces diaphragm excursion compared to healthy conditions. This explains the possible alteration in the mechanical functionality of the repaired diaphragm. Looking to the surgical treatment of diaphragmatic hernia in human neonatal subjects, this study suggests the implementation of alternative approaches based on the use of biological implants.
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- N de Cesare
- Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Padova, Via Venezia 1, I-35131 Padova, Italy; Centre for Mechanics of Biological Materials, University of Padova, Italy
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- Department of Woman's and Child's Health, University of Padova, Italy; Tissue Engineering Lab, Fondazione Istituto di Ricerca Pediatrica Città della Speranza, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Woman's and Child's Health, University of Padova, Italy; Tissue Engineering Lab, Fondazione Istituto di Ricerca Pediatrica Città della Speranza, Padova, Italy
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- Tissue Engineering Lab, Fondazione Istituto di Ricerca Pediatrica Città della Speranza, Padova, Italy; Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Italy
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- Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Padova, Via Venezia 1, I-35131 Padova, Italy; Centre for Mechanics of Biological Materials, University of Padova, Italy.
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Tubular collagen scaffolds with radial elasticity for hollow organ regeneration. Acta Biomater 2017; 52:1-8. [PMID: 28179160 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2017.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2016] [Revised: 01/24/2017] [Accepted: 02/02/2017] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Tubular collagen scaffolds have been used for the repair of damaged hollow organs in regenerative medicine, but they generally lack the ability to reversibly expand in radial direction, a physiological characteristic seen in many native tubular organs. In this study, tubular collagen scaffolds were prepared that display a shape recovery effect and therefore exhibit radial elasticity. Scaffolds were constructed by compression of fibrillar collagen around a star-shaped mandrel, mimicking folds in a lumen, a typical characteristic of empty tubular hollow organs, such as ureter or urethra. Shape recovery effect was introduced by in situ fixation using a star-shaped mandrel, 3D-printed clamps and cytocompatible carbodiimide crosslinking. Prepared scaffolds expanded upon increase of luminal pressure and closed to the star-shaped conformation after removal of pressure. In this study, we applied this method to construct a scaffold mimicking the dynamics of human urethra. Radial expansion and closure of the scaffold could be iteratively performed for at least 1000 cycles, burst pressure being 132±22mmHg. Scaffolds were seeded with human epithelial cells and cultured in a bioreactor under dynamic conditions mimicking urination (pulse flow of 21s every 2h). Cells adhered and formed a closed luminal layer that resisted flow conditions. In conclusion, a new type of a tubular collagen scaffold has been constructed with radial elastic-like characteristics based on the shape of the scaffold, and enabling the scaffold to reversibly expand upon increase in luminal pressure. These scaffolds may be useful for regenerative medicine of tubular organs. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE In this paper, a new type I collagen-based tubular scaffold is presented that possesses intrinsic radial elasticity. This characteristic is key to the functioning of a number of tubular organs including blood vessels and organs of the gastrointestinal and urogenital tract. The scaffold was given a star-shaped lumen by physical compression and chemical crosslinking, mimicking the folding pattern observed in many tubular organs. In rest, the lumen is closed but it opens upon increase of luminal pressure, e.g. when fluids pass. Human epithelial cells seeded on the luminal side adhered well and were compatible with voiding dynamics in a bioreactor. Collagen scaffolds with radial elasticity may be useful in the regeneration of dynamic tubular organs.
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Piccoli M, Urbani L, Alvarez-Fallas ME, Franzin C, Dedja A, Bertin E, Zuccolotto G, Rosato A, Pavan P, Elvassore N, De Coppi P, Pozzobon M. Improvement of diaphragmatic performance through orthotopic application of decellularized extracellular matrix patch. Biomaterials 2015; 74:245-55. [PMID: 26461117 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2015.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2015] [Revised: 09/29/2015] [Accepted: 10/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Muscle tissue engineering can provide support to large congenital skeletal muscle defects using scaffolds able to allow cell migration, proliferation and differentiation. Acellular extracellular matrix (ECM) scaffold can generate a positive inflammatory response through the activation of anti-inflammatory T-cell populations and M2 polarized macrophages that together lead to a local pro-regenerative environment. This immunoregulatory effect is maintained when acellular matrices are transplanted in a xenogeneic setting, but it remains unclear whether it can be therapeutic in a model of muscle diseases. We demonstrated here for the first time that orthotopic transplantation of a decellularized diaphragmatic muscle from wild animals promoted tissue functional recovery in an established atrophic mouse model. In particular, ECM supported a local immunoresponse activating a pro-regenerative environment and stimulating host muscle progenitor cell activation and migration. These results indicate that acellular scaffolds may represent a suitable regenerative medicine option for improving performance of diseased muscles.
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- M Piccoli
- Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine Lab, Fondazione Istituto di Ricerca Pediatrica Città della Speranza, Padua, Italy.
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- Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine Section, Developmental Biology & Cancer Programme, UCL Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
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- Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine Lab, Fondazione Istituto di Ricerca Pediatrica Città della Speranza, Padua, Italy
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- Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine Lab, Fondazione Istituto di Ricerca Pediatrica Città della Speranza, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine Lab, Fondazione Istituto di Ricerca Pediatrica Città della Speranza, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV - IRCCS, Padua, Italy; Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Padua, Padua, Italy; Centre for Mechanics of Biological Materials, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Padua, and Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine, Padua, Italy
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- Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine Section, Developmental Biology & Cancer Programme, UCL Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
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- Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine Lab, Fondazione Istituto di Ricerca Pediatrica Città della Speranza, Padua, Italy.
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Tao L, Li Q, Ren H, Chen B, Hou X, Mou L, Zhou S, Zhou J, Sun X, Dai J, Ding Y. Repair of extrahepatic bile duct defect using a collagen patch in a Swine model. Artif Organs 2014; 39:352-60. [PMID: 25345752 DOI: 10.1111/aor.12388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Extrahepatic bile duct (EBD) injury can happen during surgery. To repair a defect of the EBD and prevent postoperative biliary complications, a collagen membrane was designed. The collagen material was porous, biocompatible, and degradable and could maintain its shape in bile soaking for about 4 weeks. The goal was to induce rapid bile duct tissue regeneration. Twenty Chinese experimental hybrid pigs were used in this study and divided into a patch group and a control group. A spindle-shaped defect (20 mm × 6 mm) was made in the anterior wall of the lower EBD in the swine model, and then the defect was reconstructed using a collagen patch with a drainage tube and wrapped with greater omentum. Ultrasound was performed at 2, 4, 8, and 12 weeks postoperatively. Liver function tests and white blood cell count (WBC) were measured. Hematoxylin-eosin staining, cytokeratin 7 immunohistochemical staining, and Van Gieson's staining of EBD were used. The diameter and thickness of the EBD at the graft site were measured. There was no significant difference in liver function tests or WBC in the patch group compared with the control group. No evidence of leakage or stricture was observed, but some pigs developed biliary sludge or stone at 4 and 8 weeks. The drainage tube was lost within 12 weeks. The neo-EBD could withstand normal biliary pressure 2 weeks after surgery. Histological study showed the accessory glands and epithelial cells gradually regenerated at graft sites from 4 weeks, with increasing vessel infiltration and decreasing inflammation. The collagen fibers became regular with full coverage of epithelial cells. The statistical analysis of diameter and thickness showed no stricture formation at the graft site, but the EBD wall was slightly thicker than in the normal bile duct due to collagen fiber deposition. The structure of the neo-EBD was similar to that of the normal EBD. The collagen membrane patch associated with a drainage tube and wrapped with greater omentum effectively induced the regeneration of the EBD defect within 12 weeks.
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- Liang Tao
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China
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Brouwer KM, Daamen WF, Hoogenkamp HR, Geutjes PJ, de Blaauw I, Janssen-Kessels W, de Boode W, Versteeg E, Wijnen RM, Feitz WF, Wijnen M, van Kuppevelt TH. Collagen-Vicryl scaffolds for reconstruction of the diaphragm in a large animal model. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater 2013; 102:756-63. [DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.33056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Katrien M. Brouwer
- Department of Biochemistry 280; NCMLS, Radboud university medical centre; P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Department of Biochemistry 280; NCMLS, Radboud university medical centre; P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Department of Biochemistry 280; NCMLS, Radboud university medical centre; P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Department of Urology 267; NCMLS, Radboud university medical centre; 6500 HB Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery 801; Radboud university medical centre; P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Central Animal Facility 231; Radboud university medical centre; Geert Grooteplein Noord 29, 6525 EZ Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Department of Neonatology 804; Radboud university medical centre; P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Department of Biochemistry 280; NCMLS, Radboud university medical centre; P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery 801; Radboud university medical centre; P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Department of Urology 267; NCMLS, Radboud university medical centre; 6500 HB Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery 801; Radboud university medical centre; P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen The Netherlands
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- Department of Biochemistry 280; NCMLS, Radboud university medical centre; P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen The Netherlands
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Brouwer KM, Wijnen RM, Reijnen D, Hafmans TG, Daamen WF, van Kuppevelt TH. Heparinized collagen scaffolds with and without growth factors for the repair of diaphragmatic hernia: construction and in vivo evaluation. Organogenesis 2013; 9:161-7. [PMID: 23867845 DOI: 10.4161/org.25587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
A regenerative medicine approach to restore the morphology and function of the diaphragm in congenital diaphragmatic hernia is especially challenging because of the position and flat nature of this organ, allowing cell ingrowth primarily from the perimeter. Use of porous collagen scaffolds for the closure of surgically created diaphragmatic defects in rats has been shown feasible, but better ingrowth of cells, specifically blood vessels and muscle cells, is warranted. To stimulate this process, heparin, a glycosaminoglycan involved in growth factor binding, was covalently bound to porous collagenous scaffolds (14%), with or without vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF; 0.4 µg/mg scaffold), hepatocyte growth factor (HGF; 0.5 µg/mg scaffold) or a combination of VEGF + HGF (0.2 + 0.5 µg/mg scaffold). All components were located primarily at the outside of scaffolds. Scaffolds were implanted in the diaphragm of rats and evaluated after 2 and 12 weeks. No herniations or eventrations were observed, and in several cases, growth factor-substituted scaffolds showed macroscopically visible blood vessels at the lung site. The addition of heparin led to an accelerated ingrowth of blood vessels at 2 weeks. In all scaffold types, giant cells and immune cells were present primarily at the liver side of the scaffold, and immune cells and individual macrophages at the lung side; these cell types decreased in number from week 2 to week 12. The addition of growth factors did not influence cellular response to the scaffolds, indicating that further optimization with respect to dosage and release profile is needed.
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- Katrien M Brouwer
- Department of Biochemistry; NCMLS; Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre; Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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