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Hernandez-Sanchez D, Comtois-Bona M, Muñoz M, Ruel M, Suuronen EJ, Alarcon EI. Manufacturing and validation of small-diameter vascular grafts: A mini review. iScience 2024; 27:109845. [PMID: 38799581 PMCID: PMC11126982 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.109845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2024] Open
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The field of small-diameter vascular grafts remains a challenge for biomaterials scientists. While decades of research have brought us much closer to developing biomimetic materials for regenerating tissues and organs, the physiological challenges involved in manufacturing small conduits that can transport blood while not inducing an immune response or promoting blood clots continue to limit progress in this area. In this short review, we present some of the most recent methods and advancements made by researchers working in the field of small-diameter vascular grafts. We also discuss some of the most critical aspects biomaterials scientists should consider when developing lab-made small-diameter vascular grafts.
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- Deyanira Hernandez-Sanchez
- BioEngineering and Therapeutic Solutions (BEaTS) Research, Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin Street, Ottawa, ON K1Y4W7, Canada
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- BioEngineering and Therapeutic Solutions (BEaTS) Research, Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin Street, Ottawa, ON K1Y4W7, Canada
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- BioEngineering and Therapeutic Solutions (BEaTS) Research, Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin Street, Ottawa, ON K1Y4W7, Canada
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- BioEngineering and Therapeutic Solutions (BEaTS) Research, Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin Street, Ottawa, ON K1Y4W7, Canada
- Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin Street, Ottawa, ON K1Y4W7, Canada
- Department of Cellular & Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, 451 Smyth Road, Ottawa ON K1H8M5, Canada
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- BioEngineering and Therapeutic Solutions (BEaTS) Research, Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin Street, Ottawa, ON K1Y4W7, Canada
- Department of Cellular & Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, 451 Smyth Road, Ottawa ON K1H8M5, Canada
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- BioEngineering and Therapeutic Solutions (BEaTS) Research, Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin Street, Ottawa, ON K1Y4W7, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology, University of Ottawa, 451 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON K1H8M5, Canada
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Zumbardo-Bacelis GA, Peponi L, Vargas-Coronado RF, Rodríguez-Velázquez E, Alatorre-Meda M, Chevallier P, Copes F, Mantovani D, Abraham GA, Cauich-Rodríguez JV. A Comparison of Three-Layer and Single-Layer Small Vascular Grafts Manufactured via the Roto-Evaporation Method. Polymers (Basel) 2024; 16:1314. [PMID: 38794507 PMCID: PMC11125268 DOI: 10.3390/polym16101314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2024] [Revised: 04/18/2024] [Accepted: 05/02/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024] Open
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This study used the roto-evaporation technique to engineer a 6 mm three-layer polyurethane vascular graft (TVG) that mimics the architecture of human coronary artery native vessels. Two segmented polyurethanes were synthesized using lysine (SPUUK) and ascorbic acid (SPUAA), and the resulting materials were used to create the intima and adventitia layers, respectively. In contrast, the media layer of the TVG was composed of a commercially available polyurethane, Pearlbond 703 EXP. For comparison purposes, single-layer vascular grafts (SVGs) from individual polyurethanes and a polyurethane blend (MVG) were made and tested similarly and evaluated according to the ISO 7198 standard. The TVG exhibited the highest circumferential tensile strength and longitudinal forces compared to single-layer vascular grafts of lower thicknesses made from the same polyurethanes. The TVG also showed higher suture and burst strength values than native vessels. The TVG withstood up to 2087 ± 139 mmHg and exhibited a compliance of 0.15 ± 0.1%/100 mmHg, while SPUUK SVGs showed a compliance of 5.21 ± 1.29%/100 mmHg, akin to coronary arteries but superior to the saphenous vein. An indirect cytocompatibility test using the MDA-MB-231 cell line showed 90 to 100% viability for all polyurethanes, surpassing the minimum 70% threshold needed for biomaterials deemed cytocompatibility. Despite the non-cytotoxic nature of the polyurethane extracts when grown directly on the surface, they displayed poor fibroblast adhesion, except for SPUUK. All vascular grafts showed hemolysis values under the permissible limit of 5% and longer coagulation times.
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- Gualberto Antonio Zumbardo-Bacelis
- Unidad de Materiales, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, Calle 43 #130 x 32 y 34, Colonia Chuburná de Hidalgo, Mérida C.P. 97205, Mexico; (G.A.Z.-B.); (R.F.V.-C.)
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Laval University, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Polímeros (ICTP-CSIC), C/Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad de Materiales, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, Calle 43 #130 x 32 y 34, Colonia Chuburná de Hidalgo, Mérida C.P. 97205, Mexico; (G.A.Z.-B.); (R.F.V.-C.)
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- Facultad de Odontología, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Tijuana 22390, Mexico;
- Centro de Graduados e Investigación en Química-Grupo de Biomateriales y Nanomedicina, Tecnológico Nacional de México, Instituto Tecnológico de Tijuana, Tijuana 22510, Mexico
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- Centro de Graduados e Investigación en Química-Grupo de Biomateriales y Nanomedicina, CONAHCYT-Tecnológico Nacional de México, Instituto Tecnológico de Tijuana, Tijuana 22510, Mexico;
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- Laboratory for Biomaterials and Bioengineering (CRC-I), Department of Min-Met-Materials Engineering & CHU de Quebec Research Center, Laval University, Quebec, QC G1V0A6, Canada; (P.C.)
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- Laboratory for Biomaterials and Bioengineering (CRC-I), Department of Min-Met-Materials Engineering & CHU de Quebec Research Center, Laval University, Quebec, QC G1V0A6, Canada; (P.C.)
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- Laboratory for Biomaterials and Bioengineering (CRC-I), Department of Min-Met-Materials Engineering & CHU de Quebec Research Center, Laval University, Quebec, QC G1V0A6, Canada; (P.C.)
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- Research Institute for Materials Science and Technology, INTEMA (UNMdP-CONICET). Av. Colón 10850, Mar del Plata B7606BWV, Argentina
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- Unidad de Materiales, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, Calle 43 #130 x 32 y 34, Colonia Chuburná de Hidalgo, Mérida C.P. 97205, Mexico; (G.A.Z.-B.); (R.F.V.-C.)
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Vento V, Kuntz S, Lejay A, Chakfe N. Evolutionary trends and innovations in cardiovascular intervention. FRONTIERS IN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY 2024; 6:1384008. [PMID: 38756327 PMCID: PMC11098563 DOI: 10.3389/fmedt.2024.1384008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2024] [Accepted: 04/12/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024] Open
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Cardiovascular diseases remain a global health challenge, prompting continuous innovation in medical technology, particularly in Cardiovascular MedTech. This article provides a comprehensive exploration of the transformative landscape of Cardiovascular MedTech in the 21st century, focusing on interventions. The escalating prevalence of cardiovascular diseases and the demand for personalized care drive the evolving landscape, with technologies like wearables and AI reshaping patient-centric healthcare. Wearable devices offer real-time monitoring, enhancing procedural precision and patient outcomes. AI facilitates risk assessment and personalized treatment strategies, revolutionizing intervention precision. Minimally invasive procedures, aided by robotics and novel materials, minimize patient impact and improve outcomes. 3D printing enables patient-specific implants, while regenerative medicine promises cardiac regeneration. Augmented reality headsets empower surgeons during procedures, enhancing precision and awareness. Novel materials and radiation reduction techniques further optimize interventions, prioritizing patient safety. Data security measures ensure patient privacy in the era of connected healthcare. Modern technologies enhance traditional surgeries, refining outcomes. The integration of these innovations promises to shape a healthier future for cardiovascular procedures, emphasizing collaboration and research to maximize their transformative potential.
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- Vincenzo Vento
- Vascular Surgery Department, Lancisi Cardiovascular Center, Ancona, Italy
- Department of Vascular Surgery and Kidney Transplantation, University Hospital of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Vascular Surgery and Kidney Transplantation, University Hospital of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
- Department of Vascular Surgery, Kidney Transplantation and Innovation, University Hospital of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Vascular Surgery and Kidney Transplantation, University Hospital of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
- Department of Vascular Surgery, Kidney Transplantation and Innovation, University Hospital of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Vascular Surgery and Kidney Transplantation, University Hospital of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
- Department of Vascular Surgery, Kidney Transplantation and Innovation, University Hospital of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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Umeno T, Mori K, Iwai R, Kawashima T, Shuto T, Nakashima Y, Tajikawa T, Nakayama Y, Miyamoto S. Carotid Artery Bypass Surgery of In-Body Tissue Architecture-Induced Small-Diameter Biotube in a Goat Model: A Pilot Study. Bioengineering (Basel) 2024; 11:203. [PMID: 38534477 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering11030203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2023] [Revised: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 02/19/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024] Open
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Biotubes are autologous tubular tissues developed within a patient's body through in-body tissue architecture, and they demonstrate high potential for early clinical application as a vascular replacement. In this pilot study, we used large animals to perform implantation experiments in preparation for preclinical testing of Biotube. The biological response after Biotube implantation was histologically evaluated. The designed Biotubes (length: 50 cm, internal diameter: 4 mm, and wall thickness: 0.85 mm) were obtained by embedding molds on the backs of six goats for a predetermined period (1-5 months). The same goats underwent bypass surgery on the carotid arteries using Biotubes (average length: 12 cm). After implantation, echocardiography was used to periodically monitor patency and blood flow velocity. The maximum observation period was 6 months, and tissue analysis was conducted after graft removal, including the anastomosis. All molds generated Biotubes that exceeded the tensile strength of normal goat carotid arteries, and eight randomly selected Biotubes were implanted. Thrombotic occlusion occurred immediately postoperatively (1 tube) if anticoagulation was insufficient, and two tubes, with insufficient Biotube strength (<5 N), were ruptured within a week. Five tubes maintained patency for >2 months without aneurysm formation. The spots far from the anastomosis became stenosed within 3 months (3 tubes) when Biotubes had a wide intensity distribution, but the shape of the remaining two tubes remained unchanged for 6 months. The entire length of the bypass region was walled with an αSMA-positive cell layer, and an endothelial cell layer covered most of the lumen at 2 months. Complete endothelial laying of the luminal surface was obtained at 3 months after implantation, and a vascular wall structure similar to that of native blood vessels was formed, which was maintained even at 6 months. The stenosis was indicated to be caused by fibrin adhesion on the luminal surface, migration of repair macrophages, and granulation formation due to the overproliferation of αSMA-positive fibroblasts. We revealed the importance of Biotubes that are homogeneous, demonstrate a tensile strength > 5 N, and are implanted under appropriate antithrombotic conditions to achieve long-term patency of Biotube. Further, we clarified the Biotube regeneration process and the mechanism of stenosis. Finally, we obtained the necessary conditions for a confirmatory implant study planned shortly.
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- Tadashi Umeno
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Oita University Hospital, Oita 879-5593, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Oita University Hospital, Oita 879-5593, Japan
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- Institute of Frontier Science and Technology, Okayama University of Science, Okayama 700-0005, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Oita University Hospital, Oita 879-5593, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Oita University Hospital, Oita 879-5593, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Oita University Hospital, Oita 879-5593, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Science, Kansai University, Osaka 564-8680, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Oita University Hospital, Oita 879-5593, Japan
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Ding X, Zhang Z, Kluka C, Asim S, Manuel J, Lee BP, Jiang J, Heiden PA, Heldt CL, Rizwan M. Pair of Functional Polyesters That Are Photo-Cross-Linkable and Electrospinnable to Engineer Elastomeric Scaffolds with Tunable Structure and Properties. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2024; 7:863-878. [PMID: 38207114 PMCID: PMC10954299 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.3c00894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2024]
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A pair of alkyne- and thiol-functionalized polyesters are designed to engineer elastomeric scaffolds with a wide range of tunable material properties (e.g., thermal, degradation, and mechanical properties) for different tissues, given their different host responses, mechanics, and regenerative capacities. The two prepolymers are quickly photo-cross-linkable through thiol-yne click chemistry to form robust elastomers with small permanent deformations. The elastic moduli can be easily tuned between 0.96 ± 0.18 and 7.5 ± 2.0 MPa, and in vitro degradation is mediated from hours up to days by adjusting the prepolymer weight ratios. These elastomers bear free hydroxyl and thiol groups with a water contact angle of less than 85.6 ± 3.58 degrees, indicating a hydrophilic nature. The elastomer is compatible with NIH/3T3 fibroblast cells with cell viability reaching 88 ± 8.7% relative to the TCPS control at 48 h incubation. Differing from prior soft elastomers, a mixture of the two prepolymers without a carrying polymer is electrospinnable and UV-cross-linkable to fabricate elastic fibrous scaffolds for soft tissues. The designed prepolymer pair can thus ease the fabrication of elastic fibrous conduits, leading to potential use as a resorbable synthetic graft. The elastomers could find use in other tissue engineering applications as well.
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- Xiaochu Ding
- Health Research Institute, Michigan Technological University, 202E Chemical Sciences and Engineering Building, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931
- Department of Chemistry, Michigan Technological University, 609 Chemical Sciences and Engineering Building, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, 309 Minerals & Materials Engineering Building, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Michigan Technological University, 609 Minerals & Materials Engineering Building, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, 309 Minerals & Materials Engineering Building, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, 309 Minerals & Materials Engineering Building, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, 309 Minerals & Materials Engineering Building, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931
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- Health Research Institute, Michigan Technological University, 202E Chemical Sciences and Engineering Building, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, 309 Minerals & Materials Engineering Building, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan Technological University, 609 Chemical Sciences and Engineering Building, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931
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- Health Research Institute, Michigan Technological University, 202E Chemical Sciences and Engineering Building, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, 203 Chemical Sciences and Engineering Building, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, 309 Minerals & Materials Engineering Building, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931
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Wang N, Wang H, Weng D, Wang Y, Yu L, Wang F, Zhang T, Liu J, He Z. Nanomaterials for small diameter vascular grafts: overview and outlook. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2023; 5:6751-6767. [PMID: 38059025 PMCID: PMC10696638 DOI: 10.1039/d3na00666b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2023] [Accepted: 11/05/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023]
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Small-diameter vascular grafts (SDVGs) cannot meet current clinical demands owing to their suboptimal long-term patency rate. Various materials have been employed to address this issue, including nanomaterials (NMs), which have demonstrated exceptional capabilities and promising application potentials. In this review, the utilization of NMs in different forms, including nanoparticles, nanofibers, and nanofilms, in the SDVG field is discussed, and future perspectives for the development of NM-loading SDVGs are highlighted. It is expected that this review will provide helpful information to scholars in the innovative interdiscipline of cardiovascular disease treatment and NM.
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- Nuoxin Wang
- Key Laboratory of Cell Engineering of Guizhou Province, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University Zunyi 563003 Guizhou China
- The Clinical Stem Cell Research Institute, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University Zunyi 563003 Guizhou China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Ministry of Education, Zunyi Medical University Zunyi 563003 Guizhou China
- The First Clinical Institute, Zunyi Medical University Zunyi 563003 Guizhou China
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- Key Laboratory of Cell Engineering of Guizhou Province, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University Zunyi 563003 Guizhou China
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University Zunyi 563006 Guizhou China
- The Second Clinical Institute, Zunyi Medical University Zunyi 563003 Guizhou China
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- Key Laboratory of Cell Engineering of Guizhou Province, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University Zunyi 563003 Guizhou China
- The First Clinical Institute, Zunyi Medical University Zunyi 563003 Guizhou China
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- Key Laboratory of Cell Engineering of Guizhou Province, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University Zunyi 563003 Guizhou China
- The First Clinical Institute, Zunyi Medical University Zunyi 563003 Guizhou China
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- Key Laboratory of Cell Engineering of Guizhou Province, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University Zunyi 563003 Guizhou China
- The Clinical Stem Cell Research Institute, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University Zunyi 563003 Guizhou China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Ministry of Education, Zunyi Medical University Zunyi 563003 Guizhou China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University Zunyi 563006 Guizhou China
- The Second Clinical Institute, Zunyi Medical University Zunyi 563003 Guizhou China
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550004 Guizhou China
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- Key Laboratory of Cell Engineering of Guizhou Province, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University Zunyi 563003 Guizhou China
- The Clinical Stem Cell Research Institute, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University Zunyi 563003 Guizhou China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Ministry of Education, Zunyi Medical University Zunyi 563003 Guizhou China
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- Key Laboratory of Cell Engineering of Guizhou Province, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University Zunyi 563003 Guizhou China
- The Clinical Stem Cell Research Institute, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University Zunyi 563003 Guizhou China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Ministry of Education, Zunyi Medical University Zunyi 563003 Guizhou China
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- Key Laboratory of Cell Engineering of Guizhou Province, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University Zunyi 563003 Guizhou China
- The Clinical Stem Cell Research Institute, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University Zunyi 563003 Guizhou China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Ministry of Education, Zunyi Medical University Zunyi 563003 Guizhou China
- The First Clinical Institute, Zunyi Medical University Zunyi 563003 Guizhou China
- Department of Pediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University Zunyi 563003 Guizhou China
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Dokuchaeva AA, Mochalova AB, Timchenko TP, Kuznetsova EV, Podolskaya KS, Pashkovskaya OA, Filatova NA, Vaver AA, Zhuravleva IY. Remote Outcomes with Poly-ε-Caprolactone Aortic Grafts in Rats. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:4304. [PMID: 37959984 PMCID: PMC10649699 DOI: 10.3390/polym15214304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2023] [Revised: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023] Open
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Poly-ε-caprolactone ((1,7)-polyoxepan-2-one; PCL) is a biodegradable polymer widely used in various fields of bioengineering, but its behavior in long-term studies appears to depend on many conditions, such as application specificity, chemical structure, in vivo test systems, and even environmental conditions in which the construction is exploited in. In this study, we offer an observation of the remote outcomes of PCL tubular grafts for abdominal aorta replacement in an in vivo experiment on a rat model. Adult Wistar rats were implanted with PCL vascular matrices and observed for 180 days. The results of ultrasound diagnostics and X-ray tomography (CBCT) show that the grafts maintained patency for the entire follow-up period without thrombosis, leakage, or interruptions, but different types of tissue reactions were found at this time point. By the day of examination, all the implants revealed a confluent endothelial monolayer covering layers of hyperplastic neointima formed on the luminal surface of the grafts. Foreign body reactions were found in several explants including those without signs of stenosis. Most of the scaffolds showed a pronounced infiltration with fibroblastic cells. All the samples revealed subintimal calcium phosphate deposits. A correlation between chondroid metaplasia in profound cells of neointima and the process of mineralization was supported by immunohistochemical (IHC) staining for S100 proteins and EDS mapping. Microscopy showed that the scaffolds with an intensive inflammatory response or formed fibrotic capsules retain their fibrillar structure even on day 180 after implantation, but matrices infiltrated with viable cells partially save the original fibrillary network. This research highlights the advantages of PCL vascular scaffolds, such as graft permeability, revitalization, and good surgical outcomes. The disadvantages are low biodegradation rates and exceptionally high risks of mineralization and intimal hyperplasia.
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- Anna A. Dokuchaeva
- Institute of Experimental Biology and Medicine, E. Meshalkin National Medical Research Center of the RF Ministry of Health, 15 Rechkunovskaya St., Novosibirsk 630055, Russia; (A.B.M.); (T.P.T.); (E.V.K.); (K.S.P.); (O.A.P.); (N.A.F.); (A.A.V.); (I.Y.Z.)
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Kojima T, Nakamura T, Saito J, Hidaka Y, Akimoto T, Inoue H, Chick CN, Usuki T, Kaneko M, Miyagi E, Ishikawa Y, Yokoyama U. Hydrostatic pressure under hypoxia facilitates fabrication of tissue-engineered vascular grafts derived from human vascular smooth muscle cells in vitro. Acta Biomater 2023; 171:209-222. [PMID: 37793599 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2023.09.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Revised: 09/15/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/06/2023]
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Biologically compatible vascular grafts are urgently required. The scaffoldless multi-layered vascular wall is considered to offer theoretical advantages, such as facilitating cells to form cell-cell and cell-matrix junctions and natural extracellular matrix networks. Simple methods are desired for fabricating physiological scaffoldless tissue-engineered vascular grafts. Here, we showed that periodic hydrostatic pressurization under hypoxia (HP/HYP) facilitated the fabrication of multi-layered tunica media entirely from human vascular smooth muscle cells. Compared with normoxic atmospheric pressure, HP/HYP increased expression of N-myc downstream-regulated 1 (NDRG1) and the collagen-cross-linking enzyme lysyl oxidase in human umbilical artery smooth muscle cells. HP/HYP increased N-cadherin-mediated cell-cell adhesion via NDRG1, cell-matrix interaction (i.e., clustering of integrin α5β1 and fibronectin), and collagen fibrils. We then fabricated vascular grafts using HP/HYP during repeated cell seeding and obtained 10-layered smooth muscle grafts with tensile rupture strength of 0.218-0.396 MPa within 5 weeks. Implanted grafts into the rat aorta were endothelialized after 1 week and patent after 5 months, at which time most implanted cells had been replaced by recipient-derived cells. These results suggest that HP/HYP enables fabrication of scaffoldless human vascular mimetics that have a spatial arrangement of cells and matrices, providing potential clinical applications for cardiovascular diseases. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Tissue-engineered vascular grafts (TEVGs) are theoretically more biocompatible than prosthetic materials in terms of mechanical properties and recipient cell-mediated tissue reconstruction. Although some promising results have been shown, TEVG fabrication processes are complex, and the ideal method is still desired. We focused on the environment in which the vessels develop in utero and found that mechanical loading combined with hypoxia facilitated formation of cell-cell and cell-matrix junctions and natural extracellular matrix networks in vitro, which resulted in the fabrication of multi-layered tunica media entirely from human umbilical artery smooth muscle cells. These scaffoldless TEVGs, produced using a simple process, were implantable and have potential clinical applications for cardiovascular diseases.
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- Tomoyuki Kojima
- Department of Physiology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Kanagawa 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Kanagawa 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan
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- Department of Materials and Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Sophia University, Tokyo 102-8554, Japan
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- Department of Materials and Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Sophia University, Tokyo 102-8554, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Meijo University, Aichi 468-8502, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Kanagawa 236-0004, Japan
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Kanagawa 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan.
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Ibrahim DM, Fomina A, Bouten CVC, Smits AIPM. Functional regeneration at the blood-biomaterial interface. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2023; 201:115085. [PMID: 37690484 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2023.115085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Revised: 06/01/2023] [Accepted: 09/07/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
Abstract
The use of cardiovascular implants is commonplace in clinical practice. However, reproducing the key bioactive and adaptive properties of native cardiovascular tissues with an artificial replacement is highly challenging. Exciting new treatment strategies are under development to regenerate (parts of) cardiovascular tissues directly in situ using immunomodulatory biomaterials. Direct exposure to the bloodstream and hemodynamic loads is a particular challenge, given the risk of thrombosis and adverse remodeling that it brings. However, the blood is also a source of (immune) cells and proteins that dominantly contribute to functional tissue regeneration. This review explores the potential of the blood as a source for the complete or partial in situ regeneration of cardiovascular tissues, with a particular focus on the endothelium, being the natural blood-tissue barrier. We pinpoint the current scientific challenges to enable rational engineering and testing of blood-contacting implants to leverage the regenerative potential of the blood.
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- Dina M Ibrahim
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, the Netherlands; Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, the Netherlands; Graduate School of Life Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, the Netherlands; Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, the Netherlands; Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
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Wang L, Wei X, Wang Y. Promoting Angiogenesis Using Immune Cells for Tissue-Engineered Vascular Grafts. Ann Biomed Eng 2023; 51:660-678. [PMID: 36774426 DOI: 10.1007/s10439-023-03158-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2022] [Accepted: 01/29/2023] [Indexed: 02/13/2023]
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Implantable tissue-engineered vascular grafts (TEVGs) usually trigger the host reaction which is inextricably linked with the immune system, including blood-material interaction, protein absorption, inflammation, foreign body reaction, and so on. With remarkable progress, the immune response is no longer considered to be entirely harmful to TEVGs, but its therapeutic and impaired effects on angiogenesis and tissue regeneration are parallel. Although the implicated immune mechanisms remain elusive, it is certainly worthwhile to gain detailed knowledge about the function of the individual immune components during angiogenesis and vascular remodeling. This review provides a general overview of immune cells with an emphasis on macrophages in light of the current literature. To the extent possible, we summarize state-of-the-art approaches to immune cell regulation of the vasculature and suggest that future studies are needed to better define the timing of the activity of each cell subpopulation and to further reveal key regulatory switches.
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- Li Wang
- School of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, 230012, China
- Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology (Beihang University) of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology (Beihang University) of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- School of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, 230012, China.
- Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology (Beihang University) of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100083, China.
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Goldman J, Liu SQ, Tefft BJ. Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Thrombogenic Properties of Arterial Elastic Laminae. Bioengineering (Basel) 2023; 10:bioengineering10040424. [PMID: 37106611 PMCID: PMC10135563 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering10040424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2022] [Revised: 03/07/2023] [Accepted: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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Elastic laminae, an elastin-based, layered extracellular matrix structure in the media of arteries, can inhibit leukocyte adhesion and vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation and migration, exhibiting anti-inflammatory and anti-thrombogenic properties. These properties prevent inflammatory and thrombogenic activities in the arterial media, constituting a mechanism for the maintenance of the structural integrity of the arterial wall in vascular disorders. The biological basis for these properties is the elastin-induced activation of inhibitory signaling pathways, involving the inhibitory cell receptor signal regulatory protein α (SIRPα) and Src homology 2 domain-containing protein tyrosine phosphatase 1 (SHP1). The activation of these molecules causes deactivation of cell adhesion- and proliferation-regulatory signaling mechanisms. Given such anti-inflammatory and anti-thrombogenic properties, elastic laminae and elastin-based materials have potential for use in vascular reconstruction.
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Barungi S, Hernández-Camarero P, Moreno-Terribas G, Villalba-Montoro R, Marchal JA, López-Ruiz E, Perán M. Clinical implications of inflammation in atheroma formation and novel therapies in cardiovascular diseases. Front Cell Dev Biol 2023; 11:1148768. [PMID: 37009489 PMCID: PMC10061140 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2023.1148768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023] Open
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Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading causes of death and disability in the world. Among all CVD, the most common is coronary artery disease (CAD). CAD results from the complications promoted by atherosclerosis, which is characterized by the accumulation of atherosclerotic plaques that limit and block the blood flow of the arteries involved in heart oxygenation. Atherosclerotic disease is usually treated by stents implantation and angioplasty, but these surgical interventions also favour thrombosis and restenosis which often lead to device failure. Hence, efficient and long-lasting therapeutic options that are easily accessible to patients are in high demand. Advanced technologies including nanotechnology or vascular tissue engineering may provide promising solutions for CVD. Moreover, advances in the understanding of the biological processes underlying atherosclerosis can lead to a significant improvement in the management of CVD and even to the development of novel efficient drugs. To note, over the last years, the observation that inflammation leads to atherosclerosis has gained interest providing a link between atheroma formation and oncogenesis. Here, we have focused on the description of the available therapy for atherosclerosis, including surgical treatment and experimental treatment, the mechanisms of atheroma formation, and possible novel therapeutic candidates such as the use of anti-inflammatory treatments to reduce CVD.
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- Shivan Barungi
- Department of Health Sciences, University of Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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- Centre for Biomedical Research (CIBM), Biopathology and Regenerative Medicine Institute (IBIMER), University of Granada, Granada, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria ibs.GRANADA, Granada, Spain
- Department of Human Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
- Excellence Research Unit “Modeling Nature” (MNat), University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Jaén, Jaén, Spain
- Excellence Research Unit “Modeling Nature” (MNat), University of Granada, Granada, Spain
- *Correspondence: Elena López-Ruiz, ; Macarena Perán,
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Jaén, Jaén, Spain
- Centre for Biomedical Research (CIBM), Biopathology and Regenerative Medicine Institute (IBIMER), University of Granada, Granada, Spain
- Excellence Research Unit “Modeling Nature” (MNat), University of Granada, Granada, Spain
- *Correspondence: Elena López-Ruiz, ; Macarena Perán,
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Gou K, Hu JJ, Baek S. Mechanical characterization of human umbilical arteries by thick-walled models: Enhanced vascular compliance by removing an abluminal lining. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2023; 142:105811. [PMID: 37028123 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2023.105811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Revised: 03/19/2023] [Accepted: 03/25/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023]
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The decellularized human umbilical artery (HUA) is considered as a promising option for small-diameter, tissue-engineered vascular grafts (TEVGs). Our previous study showed that the HUA bears a thin, watertight lining on its outermost abluminal surface. Removal of this abluminal lining layer improves efficacy of the perfusion-assisted decellularization of the HUA and increases its compliance. As stress across the wall is believed to affect growth and remodeling of the TEVG, it is imperative to mechanically characterize the HUA using thick-walled models. Combining inflation experiments and computational methods, we investigate the mechanical properties of the HUA before and after the abluminal lining removal to examine the HUA's wall mechanics. The inflation tests of five HUAs were performed to obtain the mechanical and geometrical response of the vessel wall before and after the lining layer removal. Using nonlinear hyperelastic models, the same responses are obtained computationally using the thick-walled models. The experimental data are incorporated into the computational models to estimate the mechanical and orientation parameters of the fibers and isotropic matrix of different layers in the HUAs. The parameter fitting of both thick-walled models (before and after the abluminal lining removal) results in most of the R-squared values for measuring the goodness of fitting to be over 0.90 for all samples. The compliance of the HUA increases from a mean value of 2.60% per 100 mmHg before the removal of the lining to a mean value of 4.21% per 100 mmHg after the removal. The results reveal that, although the abluminal lining is thin, it is stiff and capable of supporting majority of the high luminal pressure, and that the inner layer is far less stressed than the abluminal lining. Computational simulations also show that removal of the abluminal lining increases the circumferential wall stress by up to 280 kPa under the in vivo luminal pressure. The integrated computational and experimental approaches provide more accurate estimates of the material behaviors of HUAs employed in grafts and, in turn, the study enhances our understanding of interactions between the graft and the native vessel on vascular growth and remodeling.
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- Kun Gou
- Department of Mathematical, Physical, and Engineering Sciences, Texas A&M University-San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.
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Bertsch C, Maréchal H, Gribova V, Lévy B, Debry C, Lavalle P, Fath L. Biomimetic Bilayered Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering: From Current Design Strategies to Medical Applications. Adv Healthc Mater 2023:e2203115. [PMID: 36807830 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202203115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Revised: 01/17/2023] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
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Tissue damage due to cancer, congenital anomalies, and injuries needs new efficient treatments that allow tissue regeneration. In this context, tissue engineering shows a great potential to restore the native architecture and function of damaged tissues, by combining cells with specific scaffolds. Scaffolds made of natural and/or synthetic polymers and sometimes ceramics play a key role in guiding cell growth and formation of the new tissues. Monolayered scaffolds, which consist of uniform material structure, are reported as not being sufficient to mimic complex biological environment of the tissues. Osteochondral, cutaneous, vascular, and many other tissues all have multilayered structures, therefore multilayered scaffolds seem more advantageous to regenerate these tissues. In this review, recent advances in bilayered scaffolds design applied to regeneration of vascular, bone, cartilage, skin, periodontal, urinary bladder, and tracheal tissues are focused on. After a short introduction on tissue anatomy, composition and fabrication techniques of bilayered scaffolds are explained. Then, experimental results obtained in vitro and in vivo are described, and their limitations are given. Finally, difficulties in scaling up production of bilayer scaffolds and reaching the stage of clinical studies are discussed when multiple scaffold components are used.
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- Christelle Bertsch
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Inserm UMR_S 1121 Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Centre de Recherche en Biomédecine de Strasbourg, 1 rue Eugène Boeckel, Strasbourg, 67000, France
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- Service d'ORL et de Chirurgie Cervico-Faciale, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, 1 avenue Molière, Strasbourg, 67200, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Inserm UMR_S 1121 Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Centre de Recherche en Biomédecine de Strasbourg, 1 rue Eugène Boeckel, Strasbourg, 67000, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Inserm UMR_S 1121 Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Centre de Recherche en Biomédecine de Strasbourg, 1 rue Eugène Boeckel, Strasbourg, 67000, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Inserm UMR_S 1121 Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Centre de Recherche en Biomédecine de Strasbourg, 1 rue Eugène Boeckel, Strasbourg, 67000, France.,Service d'ORL et de Chirurgie Cervico-Faciale, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, 1 avenue Molière, Strasbourg, 67200, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Inserm UMR_S 1121 Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Centre de Recherche en Biomédecine de Strasbourg, 1 rue Eugène Boeckel, Strasbourg, 67000, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Inserm UMR_S 1121 Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Centre de Recherche en Biomédecine de Strasbourg, 1 rue Eugène Boeckel, Strasbourg, 67000, France.,Service d'ORL et de Chirurgie Cervico-Faciale, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, 1 avenue Molière, Strasbourg, 67200, France
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Corona S, Pernot M, Modine TE. The Pursuit of a Perfect Conduit. JACC. BASIC TO TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE 2023; 8:35-36. [PMID: 36777166 PMCID: PMC9911328 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacbts.2022.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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- Address for Correspondence: Dr Thomas Modine, Haut-Lévêque Hospital, CHU Bordeaux, Avenue de Magellan, 33604 Pessac, France.
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Tan W, Boodagh P, Selvakumar PP, Keyser S. Strategies to counteract adverse remodeling of vascular graft: A 3D view of current graft innovations. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2023; 10:1097334. [PMID: 36704297 PMCID: PMC9871289 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.1097334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
Abstract
Vascular grafts are widely used for vascular surgeries, to bypass a diseased artery or function as a vascular access for hemodialysis. Bioengineered or tissue-engineered vascular grafts have long been envisioned to take the place of bioinert synthetic grafts and even vein grafts under certain clinical circumstances. However, host responses to a graft device induce adverse remodeling, to varied degrees depending on the graft property and host's developmental and health conditions. This in turn leads to invention or failure. Herein, we have mapped out the relationship between the design constraints and outcomes for vascular grafts, by analyzing impairment factors involved in the adverse graft remodeling. Strategies to tackle these impairment factors and counteract adverse healing are then summarized by outlining the research landscape of graft innovations in three dimensions-cell technology, scaffold technology and graft translation. Such a comprehensive view of cell and scaffold technological innovations in the translational context may benefit the future advancements in vascular grafts. From this perspective, we conclude the review with recommendations for future design endeavors.
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- Wei Tan
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States,*Correspondence: Wei Tan,
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- McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States
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Zang L, Cheng Q, Bai S, Wang K, Yuan X. Electrospun membranes of carboxylated poly(ester urethane)urea/gelatin encapsulating pterostilbene for adaptive and antioxidative purposes. JOURNAL OF BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE. POLYMER EDITION 2022:1-24. [PMID: 36541432 DOI: 10.1080/09205063.2022.2161296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Oxidative stress caused by the harsh microenvironment after implantation of an artificial graft with mismatching mechanical properties usually triggers inflammation responses, which have adverse impacts on tissue regeneration. For coping with these problems, in this work, bioactive fibrous scaffolds were developed from specially synthesized carboxylated poly(ester urethane)urea (PEUU) and gelatin (Gel) by encapsulating pterostilbene (Pte) for the first time. The prepared electrospun membranes exhibited self-adaptable mechanical properties with high elasticity owing to the bonded electrospun fibers, cross-linking network between PEUU and Gel, and the inherent flexibility of the PEUU polymer in the fibrous matrix. The PEUU/Gel/Pte electrospun membrane containing 7% Pte could promote in vitro proliferation of human umbilical vein endothelial cells, and regulate vascular smooth muscle cells with excellent antioxidant properties via free radical scavenging. In vivo results in a rat subcutaneous implantation model further demonstrated the positive effect of the specially prepared PEUU/Gel/Pte scaffold on both normal cell growth and anti-inflammatory by promoting cellularization and polarizing macrophages toward the M2 phenotype. These PEUU/Gel/Pte electrospun membranes with adaptability benefit to tissue regeneration by modulating inflammation responses, especially applications in vascular regeneration.
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- Leilei Zang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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Xie X, Wu Q, Liu Y, Chen C, Chen Z, Xie C, Song M, Jiang Z, Qi X, Liu S, Tang Z, Wu Z. Vascular endothelial growth factor attenuates neointimal hyperplasia of decellularized small-diameter vascular grafts by modulating the local inflammatory response. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:1066266. [PMID: 36605251 PMCID: PMC9808043 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.1066266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2022] [Accepted: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Small-diameter vascular grafts (diameter <6 mm) are in high demand in clinical practice. Neointimal hyperplasia, a common complication after implantation of small-diameter vascular grafts, is one of the common causes of graft failure. Modulation of local inflammatory responses is a promising strategy to attenuates neointimal hyperplasia. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is an angiogenesis stimulator that also induces macrophage polarization and modulates inflammatory responses. In the present study, we evaluated the effect of VEGF on the neointima hyperplasia and local inflammatory responses of decellularized vascular grafts. In the presence of rhVEGF-165 in RAW264.6 macrophage culture, rhVEGF-165 induces RAW264.6 macrophage polarization to M2 phenotype. Decellularized bovine internal mammary arteries were implanted into the subcutaneous and infrarenal abdominal aorta of New Zealand rabbits, with rhVEGF-165 applied locally to the adventitial of the grafts. The vascular grafts were removed en-bloc and submitted to histological and immunofluorescence analyses on days 7 and 28 following implantation. The thickness of the fibrous capsule and neointima was thinner in the VEGF group than that in the control group. In the immunofluorescence analysis, the number of M2 macrophages and the ratio of M2/M1 macrophages in vascular grafts in the VEGF group were higher than those in the control group, and the proinflammatory factor IL-1 was expressed less than in the control group, but the anti-inflammatory factor IL-10 was expressed more. In conclusion, local VEGF administration attenuates neointimal hyperplasia in decellularized small-diameter vascular grafts by inducing macrophage M2 polarization and modulating the inflammatory response.
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- Xinlong Xie
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China,Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China,Engineering Laboratory of Hunan Province for Cardiovascular Biomaterials, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China,Engineering Laboratory of Hunan Province for Cardiovascular Biomaterials, Changsha, Hunan, China,*Correspondence: Zhongshi Wu,
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Secondo MTS, Rodrigues LDS, Ramos LPM, Bovolato ALC, Rodriguez-Sanchez DN, Sobreira ML, Moraes MPDT, Bertanha M. Evaluation of Biointegration and Inflammatory Response to Blood Vessels Produced by Tissue Engineering-Experimental Model in Rabbits. Biomolecules 2022; 12:biom12121776. [PMID: 36551204 PMCID: PMC9775166 DOI: 10.3390/biom12121776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2022] [Revised: 10/29/2022] [Accepted: 11/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is the main cause of mortality in the western population and requires surgical intervention with the use of vascular substitutes, such as autologous veins or Dacron or PTFE prostheses. When this is not possible, it progresses to limb amputation. For cases where there is no autologous vascular substitute, tissue engineering with the production of neovessels may be a promising option. Previous experimental studies have shown in vitro that rabbit vena cava can be decellularized and serve as a scaffold for receiving mesenchymal stem cells (MSC), with subsequent differentiation into endothelial cells. The current study aimed to evaluate the behavior of a 3D product structure based on decellularized rabbit inferior vena cava (IVC) scaffolds seeded with adipose-tissue-derived stem cells (ASCs) and implanted in rabbits dorsally subcutaneously. We evaluated the induction of the inflammatory response in the animal. We found that stem cells were positive in reducing the inflammatory response induced by the decellularized scaffolds.
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- Mariana Thaís Silva Secondo
- Department of Surgery and Orthopedics, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University—UNESP, Botucatu 18618-687, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery and Orthopedics, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University—UNESP, Botucatu 18618-687, Brazil
- Applied Biotechnology Laboratory, Clinical Hospital of Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University—UNESP, Botucatu 18618-687, Brazil
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +55-14-3880-1444
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- Department of Surgery and Orthopedics, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University—UNESP, Botucatu 18618-687, Brazil
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- Applied Biotechnology Laboratory, Clinical Hospital of Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University—UNESP, Botucatu 18618-687, Brazil
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- Applied Biotechnology Laboratory, Clinical Hospital of Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University—UNESP, Botucatu 18618-687, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery and Orthopedics, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University—UNESP, Botucatu 18618-687, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery and Orthopedics, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University—UNESP, Botucatu 18618-687, Brazil
- Applied Biotechnology Laboratory, Clinical Hospital of Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University—UNESP, Botucatu 18618-687, Brazil
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Antonova L, Kutikhin A, Sevostianova V, Lobov A, Repkin E, Krivkina E, Velikanova E, Mironov A, Mukhamadiyarov R, Senokosova E, Khanova M, Shishkova D, Markova V, Barbarash L. Controlled and Synchronised Vascular Regeneration upon the Implantation of Iloprost- and Cationic Amphiphilic Drugs-Conjugated Tissue-Engineered Vascular Grafts into the Ovine Carotid Artery: A Proteomics-Empowered Study. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14235149. [PMID: 36501545 PMCID: PMC9736446 DOI: 10.3390/polym14235149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2022] [Revised: 11/17/2022] [Accepted: 11/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Implementation of small-diameter tissue-engineered vascular grafts (TEVGs) into clinical practice is still delayed due to the frequent complications, including thrombosis, aneurysms, neointimal hyperplasia, calcification, atherosclerosis, and infection. Here, we conjugated a vasodilator/platelet inhibitor, iloprost, and an antimicrobial cationic amphiphilic drug, 1,5-bis-(4-tetradecyl-1,4-diazoniabicyclo [2.2.2]octan-1-yl) pentane tetrabromide, to the luminal surface of electrospun poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) TEVGs for preventing thrombosis and infection, additionally enveloped such TEVGs into the PCL sheath to preclude aneurysms, and implanted PCLIlo/CAD TEVGs into the ovine carotid artery (n = 12) for 6 months. The primary patency was 50% (6/12 animals). TEVGs were completely replaced with the vascular tissue, free from aneurysms, calcification, atherosclerosis and infection, completely endothelialised, and had clearly distinguishable medial and adventitial layers. Comparative proteomic profiling of TEVGs and contralateral carotid arteries found that TEVGs lacked contractile vascular smooth muscle cell markers, basement membrane components, and proteins mediating antioxidant defense, concurrently showing the protein signatures of upregulated protein synthesis, folding and assembly, enhanced energy metabolism, and macrophage-driven inflammation. Collectively, these results suggested a synchronised replacement of PCL with a newly formed vascular tissue but insufficient compliance of PCLIlo/CAD TEVGs, demanding their testing in the muscular artery position or stimulation of vascular smooth muscle cell specification after the implantation.
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- Larisa Antonova
- Department of Experimental Medicine, Research Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases, 6 Sosnovy Boulevard, Kemerovo 650002, Russia
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Research Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases, 6 Sosnovy Boulevard, Kemerovo 650002, Russia
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +7-9609077067
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Research Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases, 6 Sosnovy Boulevard, Kemerovo 650002, Russia
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- Department of Regenerative Biomedicine, Research Institute of Cytology, 4 Tikhoretskiy Prospekt, Saint Petersburg 194064, Russia
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- Centre for Molecular and Cell Technologies, Saint Petersburg State University, Universitetskaya Embankment, 7/9, Saint Petersburg 199034, Russia
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Research Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases, 6 Sosnovy Boulevard, Kemerovo 650002, Russia
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Research Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases, 6 Sosnovy Boulevard, Kemerovo 650002, Russia
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Research Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases, 6 Sosnovy Boulevard, Kemerovo 650002, Russia
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Research Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases, 6 Sosnovy Boulevard, Kemerovo 650002, Russia
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Research Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases, 6 Sosnovy Boulevard, Kemerovo 650002, Russia
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Research Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases, 6 Sosnovy Boulevard, Kemerovo 650002, Russia
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Research Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases, 6 Sosnovy Boulevard, Kemerovo 650002, Russia
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Research Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases, 6 Sosnovy Boulevard, Kemerovo 650002, Russia
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Research Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases, 6 Sosnovy Boulevard, Kemerovo 650002, Russia
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Rizzi S, Mantero S, Boschetti F, Pesce M. Luminal endothelialization of small caliber silk tubular graft for vascular constructs engineering. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9:1013183. [PMID: 36465472 PMCID: PMC9708712 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.1013183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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The constantly increasing incidence of coronary artery disease worldwide makes necessary to set advanced therapies and tools such as tissue engineered vessel grafts (TEVGs) to surpass the autologous grafts [(i.e., mammary and internal thoracic arteries, saphenous vein (SV)] currently employed in coronary artery and vascular surgery. To this aim, in vitro cellularization of artificial tubular scaffolds still holds a good potential to overcome the unresolved problem of vessel conduits availability and the issues resulting from thrombosis, intima hyperplasia and matrix remodeling, occurring in autologous grafts especially with small caliber (<6 mm). The employment of silk-based tubular scaffolds has been proposed as a promising approach to engineer small caliber cellularized vascular constructs. The advantage of the silk material is the excellent manufacturability and the easiness of fiber deposition, mechanical properties, low immunogenicity and the extremely high in vivo biocompatibility. In the present work, we propose a method to optimize coverage of the luminal surface of silk electrospun tubular scaffold with endothelial cells. Our strategy is based on seeding endothelial cells (ECs) on the luminal surface of the scaffolds using a low-speed rolling. We show that this procedure allows the formation of a nearly complete EC monolayer suitable for flow-dependent studies and vascular maturation, as a step toward derivation of complete vascular constructs for transplantation and disease modeling.
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- Stefano Rizzi
- Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, Milan, Italy
- Ph.D. Program in Biomedical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
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Ono M, Kageyama S, O’Leary N, El-Kurdi MS, Reinöhl J, Solien E, Bianco RW, Doss M, Meuris B, Virmani R, Cox M, Onuma Y, Serruys PW. 1-Year Patency of Biorestorative Polymeric Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts in an Ovine Model. JACC. BASIC TO TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE 2022; 8:19-34. [PMID: 36777172 PMCID: PMC9911320 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacbts.2022.06.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2022] [Revised: 06/29/2022] [Accepted: 06/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Abstract
Many attempts have been made to inhibit or counteract saphenous vein graft (SVG) failure modes; however, only external support for SVGs has gained momentum in clinical utility. This study revealed the feasibility of implantation, and showed good patency out to 12 months of the novel biorestorative graft, in a challenging ovine coronary artery bypass graft model. This finding could trigger the first-in-man trial of using the novel material instead of SVG. We believe that, eventually, this novel biorestorative bypass graft can be one of the options for coronary artery bypass graft patients who have difficulty harvesting SVG.
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Key Words
- CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting
- CPB, cardiopulmonary bypass
- IH, intimal hyperplasia
- LAD, left anterior descending artery
- OCT, optical coherence tomography
- QCA, quantitative coronary angiography
- QFR, quantitative flow ratio
- RVG, restorative vascular graft
- SVG, saphenous vein graft
- coronary artery bypass graft
- coronary artery disease
- coronary revascularization
- ePTFE, expanded polytetrafluoroethylene
- polymeric bypass graft
- preclinical model
- quantitative flow ratio
- restorative vascular graft
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- Masafumi Ono
- Amsterdam Universitair Medische Centra, University of Amsterdam, Heart Center, Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Cardiology, National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG), Galway, Ireland
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- Department of Cardiology, National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG), Galway, Ireland
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- Department of Cardiology, National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG), Galway, Ireland
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- American Preclinical Services, LLC, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Experimental Surgical Services, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Helios Clinic, Siegburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- CVPath Institute, Inc, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG), Galway, Ireland
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- Department of Cardiology, National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG), Galway, Ireland
- NHLI, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Address for correspondence: Dr Patrick W. Serruys, National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG), University Road, Galway H91 TK33, Ireland.
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Marzi J, Munnig Schmidt EC, Brauchle EM, Wissing TB, Bauer H, Serrero A, Söntjens SHM, Bosman AW, Cox MAJ, Smits AIPM, Schenke-Layland K. Marker-Independent Monitoring of in vitro and in vivo Degradation of Supramolecular Polymers Applied in Cardiovascular in situ Tissue Engineering. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9:885873. [PMID: 35656396 PMCID: PMC9152121 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.885873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 04/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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The equilibrium between scaffold degradation and neotissue formation, is highly essential for in situ tissue engineering. Herein, biodegradable grafts function as temporal roadmap to guide regeneration. The ability to monitor and understand the dynamics of degradation and tissue deposition in in situ cardiovascular graft materials is therefore of great value to accelerate the implementation of safe and sustainable tissue-engineered vascular grafts (TEVGs) as a substitute for conventional prosthetic grafts. In this study, we investigated the potential of Raman microspectroscopy and Raman imaging to monitor degradation kinetics of supramolecular polymers, which are employed as degradable scaffolds in in situ tissue engineering. Raman imaging was applied on in vitro degraded polymers, investigating two different polymer materials, subjected to oxidative and enzymatically-induced degradation. Furthermore, the method was transferred to analyze in vivo degradation of tissue-engineered carotid grafts after 6 and 12 months in a sheep model. Multivariate data analysis allowed to trace degradation and to compare the data from in vitro and in vivo degradation, indicating similar molecular observations in spectral signatures between implants and oxidative in vitro degradation. In vivo degradation appeared to be dominated by oxidative pathways. Furthermore, information on collagen deposition and composition could simultaneously be obtained from the same image scans. Our results demonstrate the sensitivity of Raman microspectroscopy to determine degradation stages and the assigned molecular changes non-destructively, encouraging future exploration of this techniques for time-resolved quality assessment of in situ tissue engineering processes.
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- Julia Marzi
- Department for Medical Technologies and Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute at the University of Tübingen, Reutlingen, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence iFIT (EXC 2180) “Image-Guided and Functionally Instructed Tumor Therapies, ” Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- *Correspondence: Julia Marzi
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands
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- Department for Medical Technologies and Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute at the University of Tübingen, Reutlingen, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence iFIT (EXC 2180) “Image-Guided and Functionally Instructed Tumor Therapies, ” Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands
- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS), Eindhoven University of TechnologyEindhoven, Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands
- Institute for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS), Eindhoven University of TechnologyEindhoven, Netherlands
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- Department for Medical Technologies and Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute at the University of Tübingen, Reutlingen, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence iFIT (EXC 2180) “Image-Guided and Functionally Instructed Tumor Therapies, ” Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- Cardiovascular Research Laboratories, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Nakayama Y, Iwai R, Terazawa T, Tajikawa T, Umeno T, Kawashima T, Nakashima Y, Shiraishi Y, Yamada A, Higashita R, Miyazaki M, Oie T, Kadota S, Yabuuchi N, Abe F, Funayama-Iwai M, Yambe T, Miyamoto S. Pre-implantation evaluation of a small-diameter, long vascular graft (Biotube®) for below-knee bypass surgery in goats. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater 2022; 110:2387-2398. [PMID: 35561095 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.35084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Revised: 04/28/2022] [Accepted: 04/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
There are no small-diameter, long artificial vascular grafts for below-knee bypass surgery in chronic limb-threatening ischemia. We have developed tissue-engineered vascular grafts called "Biotubes®" using a completely autologous approach called in-body tissue architecture (iBTA). This study aimed at pre-implantation evaluation of Biotube and its in vivo preparation device, Biotube Maker, for use in below-knee bypass surgery. Forty nine makers were subcutaneously embedded into 17 goats for predetermined periods (1, 2, or 3 months). All makers produced Biotubes as designed without inflammation over all periods, with the exception of a few cases with minor defects (success rate: 94%). Small hole formation occurred in only a few cases. All Biotubes obtained had an inner diameter of 4 mm and a length of 51 to 52 cm with a wall thickness of 594 ± 97 μm. All Biotubes did not kink when completely bent under an internal pressure of 100 mmHg and did not leak without any deformation under a water pressure of 200 mmHg. Their burst strength was 2409 ± 473 mmHg, and suture retention strength was 1.75 ± 0.27 N, regardless of the embedding period, whereas tensile strength increased from 7.5 ± 1.3 N at 1 month to 9.7 ± 2.0 N at 3 months with the embedding period. The amount of water leakage from the needle holes prepared in the Biotube wall was approximately 1/7th of that in expanded polytetrafluoroethylene vascular grafts. The Biotubes could be easily connected to each other without cutting or anastomosis leaks. They could be stored for at least 1 year at room temperature. This study confirmed that even Biotubes formed 1 month after embedding of Biotube Makers had properties comparable to arteries.
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- Yasuhide Nakayama
- Osaka Laboratory, Biotube Co., Ltd, Osaka, Japan.,Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Oita University Hospital, Oita, Japan
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- Institute of Frontier Science and Technology, Okayama University of Science, Okayama, Japan
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- Advanced Medical Engineering Research Center, Asahikawa Medical University, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Science, Kansai University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Oita University Hospital, Oita, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Oita University Hospital, Oita, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Oita University Hospital, Oita, Japan
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- Pre-Clinical Research Center, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Miyagi, Japan
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- Pre-Clinical Research Center, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Miyagi, Japan
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- Osaka Laboratory, Biotube Co., Ltd, Osaka, Japan.,Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Yokohama General Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Yokohama General Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Osaka Laboratory, Biotube Co., Ltd, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Development Promotion, Clinical Research, Innovation and Education Center (CRIETO), Tohoku University Hospital, Miyagi, Japan
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- Department of Development Promotion, Clinical Research, Innovation and Education Center (CRIETO), Tohoku University Hospital, Miyagi, Japan
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- Department of Development Promotion, Clinical Research, Innovation and Education Center (CRIETO), Tohoku University Hospital, Miyagi, Japan
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- Institute of Frontier Science and Technology, Okayama University of Science, Okayama, Japan
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- Pre-Clinical Research Center, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Miyagi, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Oita University Hospital, Oita, Japan
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Matveeva VG, Senokosova EA, Sevostianova VV, Khanova MY, Glushkova TV, Akentieva TN, Antonova LV, Barbarash LS. Advantages of Fibrin Polymerization Method without the Use of Exogenous Thrombin for Vascular Tissue Engineering Applications. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10040789. [PMID: 35453539 PMCID: PMC9026760 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10040789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2022] [Revised: 03/16/2022] [Accepted: 03/25/2022] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Fibrin is widely used in vascular tissue engineering. Typically, fibrin polymerization is initiated by adding exogenous thrombin. In this study, we proposed a protocol for the preparation of completely autologous fibrin without the use of endogenous thrombin and compared the properties of the prepared fibrin matrix with that obtained by the traditional method. Fibrinogen was obtained by ethanol precipitation followed by fibrin polymerization by adding either exogenous thrombin and calcium chloride (ExThr), or only calcium chloride (EnThr). We examined the structure, mechanical properties, thrombogenicity, degradation rate and cytocompatibility of fibrin matrices. Factor XIII (FXIII) quantitative assay was performed by ELISA, and FXIII activity was assessed by SDS-PAGE detection of γ-γ cross-links. The results show that network structure of EnThr fibrin was characterized by thinner fibers. The EnThr fibrin matrices had higher strength, stiffness and resistance to proteolytic degradation compared to ExThr fibrin. EnThr fibrin matrices exhibited less thrombogenicity in vitro than ExThr, and retained high cytocompatibility. Thus, the proposed approach has several advantages over the traditional method, namely the fabrication of a completely autologous coating material that has better mechanical properties, higher resistance to proteolysis and lower thrombogenicity.
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Tri-Layered Vascular Grafts Guide Vascular Cells’ Native-like Arrangement. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14071370. [PMID: 35406244 PMCID: PMC9003212 DOI: 10.3390/polym14071370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Revised: 03/20/2022] [Accepted: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Bionic grafts hold great promise for directing tissue regeneration. In vascular tissue engineering, although a large number of synthetic grafts have been constructed, these substitutes only partially recapitulated the tri-layered structure of native arteries. Synthetic polymers such as poly(l-lactide-co-ε-caprolactone) (PLCL) possess good biocompatibility, controllable degradation, remarkable processability, and sufficient mechanical strength. These properties of PLCL show great promise for fabricating synthetic vascular substitutes. Here, tri-layered PLCL vascular grafts (TVGs) composed of a smooth inner layer, circumferentially aligned fibrous middle layer, and randomly distributed fibrous outer layer were prepared by sequentially using ink printing, wet spinning, and electrospinning techniques. TVGs possessed kink resistance and sufficient mechanical properties (tensile strength, elastic modulus, suture retention strength, and burst pressure) equivalent to the gold standard conduits of clinical application, i.e., human saphenous veins and human internal mammary arteries. The stratified structure of TVGs exhibited a visible guiding effect on specific vascular cells including enhancing endothelial cell (EC) monolayer formation, favoring vascular smooth muscle cells’ (VSMCs) arrangement and elongation, and facilitating fibroblasts’ proliferation and junction establishment. Our research provides a new avenue for designing synthetic vascular grafts with polymers.
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Hu K, Li Y, Ke Z, Yang H, Lu C, Li Y, Guo Y, Wang W. History, progress and future challenges of artificial blood vessels: a narrative review. BIOMATERIALS TRANSLATIONAL 2022; 3:81-98. [PMID: 35837341 PMCID: PMC9255792 DOI: 10.12336/biomatertransl.2022.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2022] [Revised: 02/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Cardiovascular disease serves as the leading cause of death worldwide, with stenosis, occlusion, or severe dysfunction of blood vessels being its pathophysiological mechanism. Vascular replacement is the preferred surgical option for treating obstructed vascular structures. Due to the limited availability of healthy autologous vessels as well as the incidence of postoperative complications, there is an increasing demand for artificial blood vessels. From synthetic to natural, or a mixture of these components, numerous materials have been used to prepare artificial vascular grafts. Although synthetic grafts are more appropriate for use in medium to large-diameter vessels, they fail when replacing small-diameter vessels. Tissue-engineered vascular grafts are very likely to be an ideal alternative to autologous grafts in small-diameter vessels and are worthy of further investigation. However, a multitude of problems remain that must be resolved before they can be used in biomedical applications. Accordingly, this review attempts to describe these problems and provide a discussion of the generation of artificial blood vessels. In addition, we deliberate on current state-of-the-art technologies for creating artificial blood vessels, including advances in materials, fabrication techniques, various methods of surface modification, as well as preclinical and clinical applications. Furthermore, the evaluation of grafts both in vivo and in vitro, mechanical properties, challenges, and directions for further research are also discussed.
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- Ke Hu
- Department of Vascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Emergency Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Processing and Functional New Textile Materials of Ministry of Education, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China,Clinical Centre of Human Gene Research, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China,Corresponding author: Yi Guo, ; Weici Wang,
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China,Corresponding author: Yi Guo, ; Weici Wang,
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Zakharova I, Saaya S, Shevchenko A, Stupnikova A, Zhiven' M, Laktionov P, Stepanova A, Romashchenko A, Yanshole L, Chernonosov A, Volkov A, Kizilova E, Zavjalov E, Chernyavsky A, Romanov A, Karpenko A, Zakian S. Mitomycin-Treated Endothelial and Smooth Muscle Cells Suitable for Safe Tissue Engineering Approaches. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:772981. [PMID: 35360387 PMCID: PMC8963790 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.772981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2021] [Accepted: 01/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
In our previous study, we showed that discarded cardiac tissue from the right atrial appendage and right ventricular myocardium is an available source of functional endothelial and smooth muscle cells for regenerative medicine and tissue engineering. In the study, we aimed to find out what benefits are given by vascular cells from cardiac explants used for seeding on vascular patches engrafted to repair vascular defects in vivo. Additionally, to make the application of these cells safer in regenerative medicine we tested an in vitro approach that arrested mitotic division to avoid the potential tumorigenic effect of dividing cells. A tissue-engineered construction in the form of a patch based on a polycaprolactone-gelatin scaffold and seeded with endothelial and smooth muscle cells was implanted into the abdominal aorta of immunodeficient SCID mice. Aortic patency was assessed using ultrasound, MRI, immunohistochemical and histological staining. Endothelial and smooth muscle cells were treated with mitomycin C at a therapeutic concentration of 10 μg/ml for 2 h with subsequent analysis of cell proliferation and function. The absence of the tumorigenic effect of mitomycin C-treated cells, as well as their angiogenic potential, was examined by injecting them into immunodeficient mice. Cell-containing patches engrafted in the abdominal aorta of immunodeficient mice form the vessel wall loaded with the appropriate cells and extracellular matrix, and do not interfere with normal patency. Endothelial and smooth muscle cells treated with mitomycin C show no tumorigenic effect in the SCID immunodeficient mouse model. During in vitro experiments, we have shown that treatment with mitomycin C does not lead to a decrease in cell viability. Despite the absence of proliferation, mitomycin C-treated vascular cells retain specific cell markers, produce specific extracellular matrix, and demonstrate the ability to stimulate angiogenesis in vivo. We pioneered an approach to arresting cell division with mitomycin C in endothelial and smooth muscle cells from cardiac explant, which prevents the risk of malignancy from dividing cells in vascular surgery. We believe that this approach to the fabrication of tissue-engineered constructs based on mitotically inactivated cells from waste postoperative material may be valuable to bring closer the development of safe cell products for regenerative medicine.
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- Irina Zakharova
- The Federal Research Center Institute of Cytology and Genetics, The Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
- E.N. Meshalkin National Medical Research Center, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Novosibirsk, Russia
- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, The Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
- *Correspondence: Irina Zakharova,
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- E.N. Meshalkin National Medical Research Center, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- The Federal Research Center Institute of Cytology and Genetics, The Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
- E.N. Meshalkin National Medical Research Center, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Novosibirsk, Russia
- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, The Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- The Federal Research Center Institute of Cytology and Genetics, The Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
- Deparment of Natural Science, Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- The Federal Research Center Institute of Cytology and Genetics, The Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- E.N. Meshalkin National Medical Research Center, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Novosibirsk, Russia
- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, The Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- E.N. Meshalkin National Medical Research Center, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Novosibirsk, Russia
- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, The Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- The Federal Research Center Institute of Cytology and Genetics, The Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- International Tomography Center,The Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, The Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- E.N. Meshalkin National Medical Research Center, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- The Federal Research Center Institute of Cytology and Genetics, The Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
- Deparment of Natural Science, Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- The Federal Research Center Institute of Cytology and Genetics, The Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- E.N. Meshalkin National Medical Research Center, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- E.N. Meshalkin National Medical Research Center, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- E.N. Meshalkin National Medical Research Center, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- The Federal Research Center Institute of Cytology and Genetics, The Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
- E.N. Meshalkin National Medical Research Center, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Novosibirsk, Russia
- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, The Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
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Lau S, Gossen M, Lendlein A, Jung F. Differential sensitivity of assays for determining vein endothelial cell senescence. Clin Hemorheol Microcirc 2022; 81:191-203. [PMID: 35275526 DOI: 10.3233/ch-211294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
Abstract
In vivo endothelialization of polymer-based cardiovascular implant materials is a promising strategy to reduce the risk of platelet adherence and the subsequent thrombus formation and implant failure. However, endothelial cells from elderly patients are likely to exhibit a senescent phenotype that may counteract endothelialization. The senescence status of cells should therefore be investigated prior to implantation of devices designed to be integrated in the blood vessel wall. Here, human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) were cultivated up to passage (P) 4, 10 and 26/27 to determine the population doubling time and the senescence status by four different methods. Determination of the senescence-associated β-galactosidase activity (SA-β-Gal) was carried out by colorimetric staining and microscopy (i), as well as by photometric quantification (ii), and the expression of senescence-associated nuclear proteins p16 and p21 as well as the proliferation marker Ki67 was assessed by immunostaining (iii), and by flow cytometry (iv). The population doubling time of P27-cells was remarkably greater (103±65 h) compared to P4-cells (24±3 h) and P10-cell (37±15 h). Among the four different methods tested, the photometric SA-β-Gal activity assay and the flow cytometric determination of p16 and Ki67 were most effective in discriminating P27-cells from P4- and P10-cells. These methods combined with functional endothelial cell analyses might aid predictions on the performance of implant endothelialization in vivo.
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- S Lau
- Institute of Active Polymers and Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Teltow, Germany
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- Institute of Active Polymers and Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Teltow, Germany
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- Institute of Active Polymers and Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Teltow, Germany.,Institute of Chemistry, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
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- Institute of Active Polymers and Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Teltow, Germany
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Wang JN, Kan CD, Lin SH, Chang KC, Tsao S, Wong TW. Potential of Autologous Progenitor Cells and Decellularized Porcine Artery Matrix in Construction of Tissue-engineered Vascular Grafts. Organogenesis 2021; 17:72-84. [PMID: 34405770 DOI: 10.1080/15476278.2021.1963603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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To develop a tissue-engineered vascular graft, we used pericardial effusion-derived progenitor cells (PEPCs) collected from drained fluid after open-heart surgery in children with congenital heart diseases to repopulate a decellularized porcine pulmonary artery. The PEPCs were compared with human fibroblasts (HS68) and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) in cell growth and migration. They were cultured with the matrices via an inner approach (intima), lateral approach (media), and outer approach (adventitia). PEPCs grew and migrated better than the other two cells 14 days after seeding in the decellularized vessel. In immunofluorescence assays, PEPCs expressed CD90 and CD105 indicating a vascular differentiation. PEPCs grew in a decellularized porcine pulmonary artery matrix may have the potential for producing tissue-engineered vascular grafts.
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- Jieh-Neng Wang
- Departments Of Pediatrics, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College Of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Departments Of Surgery, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College Of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Departments Of Pediatrics, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College Of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Departments Of Pediatrics, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College Of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department Of Dermatology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College Of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department Of Dermatology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College Of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.,Department Of Biochemistry And Molecular Biology, College Of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.,Center Of Applied Nanomedicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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