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De Francesco F, Busato A, Mannucci S, Zingaretti N, Cottone G, Amendola F, De Francesco M, Merigo F, Riccio V, Vaienti L, Parodi PC, Sbarbati A, Riccio M. Artificial dermal substitutes for tissue regeneration: comparison of the clinical outcomes and histological findings of two templates. J Int Med Res 2020; 48:300060520945508. [PMID: 32790486 PMCID: PMC7427157 DOI: 10.1177/0300060520945508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2019] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Artificial dermal substitutes (DSs) are fundamental in physiological wound healing to ensure consistent and enduring wound closure and provide a suitable scaffold to repair tissue. We compared the clinical and histological features of two DSs, Pelnac and Integra, in the treatment of traumatic and iatrogenic skin defects. METHODS This prospective observational study involved 71 randomly selected patients from our hospital. Wound healing was analyzed using the Wound Surface Area Assessment, the Vancouver Scar Scale, and a visual analog scale. Histological and immunohistochemical evaluations were also performed. RESULTS At 2 weeks, greater regeneration with respect to proliferation of the epidermis and renewal of the dermis was observed with Pelnac than with Integra. At 4 weeks, the dermis had regenerated with both DSs. Both templates induced renewed collagen and revascularization. Differences in the Vancouver Scar Scale score were statistically significant at 4 weeks and 1 year. Pelnac produced a significant increase in contraction at 2 weeks with increasing effectiveness at 4 weeks. Integra produced a higher percentage reduction in the wound surface area and a shorter healing time than Pelnac for wounds >1.5 cm deep. CONCLUSION Our observational data indicate that both DSs are effective and applicable in different clinical contexts.
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- Francesco De Francesco
- Department of Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery, AOU “Ospedali Riuniti”, Ancona, Italy
- Accademia del Lipofilling, Research and Training Center in Regenerative Surgery, Montelabbate (PU), Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement, Human Anatomy and Histology Section, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement, Human Anatomy and Histology Section, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Accademia del Lipofilling, Research and Training Center in Regenerative Surgery, Montelabbate (PU), Italy
- Clinic of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Medical Area (DAME), University of Udine, Italy
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement, Human Anatomy and Histology Section, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Matelica, MC, Italy
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- Accademia del Lipofilling, Research and Training Center in Regenerative Surgery, Montelabbate (PU), Italy
- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Accademia del Lipofilling, Research and Training Center in Regenerative Surgery, Montelabbate (PU), Italy
- Clinic of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Medical Area (DAME), University of Udine, Italy
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- Accademia del Lipofilling, Research and Training Center in Regenerative Surgery, Montelabbate (PU), Italy
- Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement, Human Anatomy and Histology Section, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery, AOU “Ospedali Riuniti”, Ancona, Italy
- Accademia del Lipofilling, Research and Training Center in Regenerative Surgery, Montelabbate (PU), Italy
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Yannas IV, Tzeranis D, So PT. Surface biology of collagen scaffold explains blocking of wound contraction and regeneration of skin and peripheral nerves. Biomed Mater 2015; 11:014106. [PMID: 26694657 PMCID: PMC5775477 DOI: 10.1088/1748-6041/11/1/014106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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We review the details of preparation and of the recently elucidated mechanism of biological (regenerative) activity of a collagen scaffold (dermis regeneration template, DRT) that has induced regeneration of skin and peripheral nerves (PN) in a variety of animal models and in the clinic. DRT is a 3D protein network with optimized pore size in the range 20-125 µm, degradation half-life 14 ± 7 d and ligand densities that exceed 200 µM α1β1 or α2β1 ligands. The pore has been optimized to allow migration of contractile cells (myofibroblasts, MFB) into the scaffold and to provide sufficient specific surface for cell-scaffold interaction; the degradation half-life provides the required time window for satisfactory binding interaction of MFB with the scaffold surface; and the ligand density supplies the appropriate ligands for specific binding of MFB on the scaffold surface. A dramatic change in MFB phenotype takes place following MFB-scaffold binding which has been shown to result in blocking of wound contraction. In both skin wounds and PN wounds the evidence has shown clearly that contraction blocking by DRT is followed by induction of regeneration of nearly perfect organs. The biologically active structure of DRT is required for contraction blocking; well-matched collagen scaffold controls of DRT, with structures that varied from that of DRT, have failed to induce regeneration. Careful processing of collagen scaffolds is required for adequate biological activity of the scaffold surface. The newly understood mechanism provides a relatively complete paradigm of regenerative medicine that can be used to prepare scaffolds that may induce regeneration of other organs in future studies.
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- I V Yannas
- Departments of Mechanical and Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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Lin HK, Madihally SV, Palmer B, Frimberger D, Fung KM, Kropp BP. Biomatrices for bladder reconstruction. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2015; 82-83:47-63. [PMID: 25477305 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2014.11.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2014] [Revised: 11/17/2014] [Accepted: 11/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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There is a demand for tissue engineering of the bladder needed by patients who experience a neurogenic bladder or idiopathic detrusor overactivity. To avoid complications from augmentation cystoplasty, the field of tissue engineering seeks optimal scaffolds for bladder reconstruction. Naturally derived biomaterials as well as synthetic and natural polymers have been explored as bladder substitutes. To improve regenerative properties, these biomaterials have been conjugated with functional molecules, combined with nanotechology, or seeded with exogenous cells. Although most studies reported complete and functional bladder regeneration in small-animal models, results from large-animal models and human clinical trials varied. For functional bladder regeneration, procedures for biomaterial fabrication, incorporation of biologically active agents, introduction of nanotechnology, and application of stem-cell technology need to be standardized. Advanced molecular and medical technologies such as next generation sequencing and magnetic resonance imaging can be introduced for mechanistic understanding and non-invasive monitoring of regeneration processes, respectively.
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- Hsueh-Kung Lin
- Department of Urology, The Children's Hospital of Oklahoma, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, 423 Engineering North, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA
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- Department of Urology, The Children's Hospital of Oklahoma, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
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- Department of Urology, The Children's Hospital of Oklahoma, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
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- Department of Urology, The Children's Hospital of Oklahoma, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA; Department of Pathology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
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- Department of Urology, The Children's Hospital of Oklahoma, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA.
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Bryers JD, Giachelli CM, Ratner BD. Engineering biomaterials to integrate and heal: the biocompatibility paradigm shifts. Biotechnol Bioeng 2012; 109:1898-911. [PMID: 22592568 PMCID: PMC3490630 DOI: 10.1002/bit.24559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 172] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2012] [Revised: 04/27/2012] [Accepted: 05/10/2012] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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This article focuses on one of the major failure routes of implanted medical devices, the foreign body reaction (FBR)--that is, the phagocytic attack and encapsulation by the body of the so-called "biocompatible" biomaterials comprising the devices. We then review strategies currently under development that might lead to biomaterial constructs that will harmoniously heal and integrate into the body. We discuss in detail emerging strategies to inhibit the FBR by engineering biomaterials that elicit more biologically pertinent responses.
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- James D Bryers
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-5061, USA.
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Hong JK, Madihally SV. Next generation of electrosprayed fibers for tissue regeneration. TISSUE ENGINEERING. PART B, REVIEWS 2011; 17:125-42. [PMID: 21210761 PMCID: PMC3062468 DOI: 10.1089/ten.teb.2010.0552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2010] [Accepted: 01/06/2011] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Electrospinning is a widely established polymer-processing technology that allows generation of fibers (in nanometer to micrometer size) that can be collected to form nonwoven structures. By choosing suitable process parameters and appropriate solvent systems, fiber size can be controlled. Since the technology allows the possibility of tailoring the mechanical properties and biological properties, there has been a significant effort to adapt the technology in tissue regeneration and drug delivery. This review focuses on recent developments in adapting this technology for tissue regeneration applications. In particular, different configurations of nozzles and collector plates are summarized from the view of cell seeding and distribution. Further developments in obtaining thick layers of tissues and thin layered membranes are discussed. Recent advances in porous structure spatial architecture parameters such as pore size, fiber size, fiber stiffness, and matrix turnover are summarized. In addition, possibility of developing simple three-dimensional models using electrosprayed fibers that can be utilized in routine cell culture studies is described.
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- Jong Kyu Hong
- School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
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Cell colonization is an important in a wide variety of biological processes and applications including vascularization, wound healing, tissue engineering, stem cell differentiation and biosensors. During colonization porous 3D structures are used to support and guide the ingrowth of cells into the matrix. In this review, we summarize our understanding of various factors affecting cell colonization in three-dimensional environment. The structural, biological and degradation properties of the matrix all play key roles during colonization. Further, specific scaffold properties such as porosity, pore size, fiber thickness, topography and scaffold stiffness as well as important cell material interactions such as cell adhesion and mechanotransduction also influence colonization.
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- Benjamin J Lawrence
- School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078, USA
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Tillman J, Ullm A, Madihally SV. Three-dimensional cell colonization in a sulfate rich environment. Biomaterials 2006; 27:5618-26. [PMID: 16884767 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2006.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2006] [Accepted: 07/11/2006] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) have been explored for regenerating various tissues due to their involvement in diverse bioregulatory activity. However, understanding their influence on cell colonization in three-dimension (3-D) has been difficult due to variation in their molecular weight, degree of sulfation, and lack of in vitro models. This research focused on developing an in vitro model and evaluating the influence of MW (5, 10, and 500 kDa) of negatively charged dextran sulfate (DS), a semisynthetic GAG analog, on cell colonization. DS was combined with chitosan, a positively charged polymer in solution and porous 3-D matrices were formed inside 24-well plates using controlled rate freezing and lyophilization technique by two schemes: (i) chitosan structures were formed and then allowed to react with DS; (ii) DS was reacted with chitosan in solution and then matrices were formed. Scanning electron microscopy analysis showed that forming matrices after reacting DS with chitosan was more suitable for tissue regeneration. Analysis for the quantity and stability of DS by toluidine blue assay indicated significant presence of DS in the 3-D matrices even after seven days of incubation in phosphate buffered saline solution. Matrices formed by reacting 4% 5 kDa, 2% 10 kDa and 1% 500 kDa DS solution with chitosan had optimum porosity and mechanical stability. Next, 25,000 fibroblasts per matrix were seeded onto 3-D matrices and analyzed for proliferation by MTT-formazan assay, cytoskeletal organization by actin staining, and histological analysis by H/E staining. These results showed that cell growth was better on low MW containing 2-D membranes but high MW DS containing 3-D matrix supported cell growth similar to chitosan. Also, cells showed peripheral actin distribution in 3-D matrices. Analysis of fibronectin binding by ELISA showed negligible binding to all the DS-containing matrices, unlike chitosan. In summary, results show cell colonization on negatively charged matrices, similar to chitosan.
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- Jeremy Tillman
- School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, 423 Engineering North, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA
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O'Brien FJ, Harley BA, Yannas IV, Gibson LJ. The effect of pore size on cell adhesion in collagen-GAG scaffolds. Biomaterials 2005; 26:433-41. [PMID: 15275817 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2004.02.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 835] [Impact Index Per Article: 43.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2003] [Accepted: 02/16/2004] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The biological activity of scaffolds used in tissue engineering applications hypothetically depends on the density of available ligands, scaffold sites at which specific cell binding occurs. Ligand density is characterized by the composition of the scaffold, which defines the surface density of ligands, and by the specific surface area of the scaffold, which defines the total surface of the structure exposed to the cells. It has been previously shown that collagen-glycosaminoglycan (CG) scaffolds used for studies of skin regeneration were inactive when the mean pore size was either lower than 20 microm or higher than 120 microm (Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., USA 86(3) (1989) 933). To study the relationship between cell attachment and viability in scaffolds and the scaffold structure, CG scaffolds with a constant composition and solid volume fraction (0.005), but with four different pore sizes corresponding to four levels of specific surface area were manufactured using a lyophilization technique. MC3T3-E1 mouse clonal osteogenic cells were seeded onto the four scaffold types and maintained in culture. At the experimental end point (24 or 48 h), the remaining viable cells were counted to determine the percent cell attachment. A significant difference in viable cell attachment was observed in scaffolds with different mean pore sizes after 24 and 48 h; however, there was no significant change in cell attachment between 24 and 48 h for any group. The fraction of viable cells attached to the CG scaffold decreased with increasing mean pore size, increasing linearly (R2 = 0.95, 0.91 at 24 and 48 h, respectively) with the specific surface area of the scaffold. The strong correlation between the scaffold specific surface area and cell attachment indicates that cell attachment and viability are primarily influenced by scaffold specific surface area over this range (95.9-150.5 microm) of pore sizes for MC3T3 cells.
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- F J O'Brien
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Rm. 8-135, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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Gordon TD, Schloesser L, Humphries DE, Spector M. Effects of the Degradation Rate of Collagen Matrices on Articular Chondrocyte Proliferation and Biosynthesis in Vitro. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 10:1287-95. [PMID: 15363183 DOI: 10.1089/ten.2004.10.1287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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The objective of this study was to evaluate effects of the degradation rate of type II collagen scaffolds on the proliferation and biosynthetic activity of adult canine chondrocytes in vitro. The lower number of cells in more rapidly degrading scaffolds appeared to be related to the loss of scaffold material with dissolution. After 14 days in culture, protein and proteoglycan synthesis rates per cell for rapidly degrading scaffolds were comparable to rates for nondegraded matrices. This result suggests that decoupling of the degradation and formation phases of tissue remodeling may occur under certain circumstances.
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- T D Gordon
- Tissue Engineering, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- I V Yannas
- Division of Bioengineering and Environmental Health, and Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge 02139, USA
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Horch RE, Debus M, Wagner G, Stark GB. Cultured human keratinocytes on type I collagen membranes to reconstitute the epidermis. TISSUE ENGINEERING 2000; 6:53-67. [PMID: 10941201 DOI: 10.1089/107632700320892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The development of new techniques and modifications to overcome some of the disadvantages in cultured keratinocyte grafting has been motivated by several well-known drawbacks in the use of cultured epithelial autografts such as long culture periods, lack of adherence, difficulty in handling, lack of dermal substrates, and high costs. Two recent insights have influenced further research. On the one hand, it has been shown that the use of undifferentiated proliferative cells in fibrin glue suspensions is effective in epithelial reconstitution. On the other hand, the enzymatic release of cells from the culture surfaces is a critical step leading to at least temporary destruction of anchoring structures of the cultured cells. In this study, we tried to combine these two aspects in an attempt to modify common modalities of keratinocyte transplantation. To avoid dispase dissolving of the cultured cells, keratinocytes were seeded onto bovine collagen type I membranes without feeder layers and under serum-free culture conditions. Subconfluent monolayers of cultured human keratinocytes were transplanted as an upside-down graft on collagen membranes (keratinocyte collagen membrane grafts [KCMG], n = 12) after 3 days of culture or as membrane grafts alone (n = 12) onto standard nude mice full-thickness wounds. Fully differentiated epidermis was found at 21 days after grafting KCMG with persistence of human keratinocytes. This study demonstrates that upside-down grafts of undifferentiated monolayers of keratinocytes on non-cross-linked bovine type I collagen membranes do lead to an early reconstitution of multilayered squamous epithelium with enhanced wound healing compared to the control group. The upside down KCMG grafting technique is able to transfer actively proliferative keratinocytes and simplifies the application compared to conventional epithelial sheet grafting.
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- R E Horch
- Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, Albert Ludwigs University, Freiburg, Germany.
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