Decellularization compromises mechanical and structural properties of the native trachea
Greaney A, Ramachandra A, Yuan Y, Korneva A, Humphrey J, Niklason L. Decellularization compromises mechanical and structural properties of the native trachea. Biomaterials And Biosystems 2023, 9: 100074. PMID: 36967724, PMCID: PMC10036236, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbiosy.2023.100074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMechanical behaviorGraft failureNative tracheaMechanical failureTissue engineering technologyDepletion of proteoglycansAirway narrowingAirway replacementClinical interventionsWestern blotTracheaMajor causeTracheal graftsEngineering technologyHistological stainingTracheal replacementDifferent decellularization protocolsSignificant differencesClinical implantationTissue repairCollagen IStructural deteriorationStructural propertiesDecellularization protocolGreat potentialPlatform Effects on Regeneration by Pulmonary Basal Cells as Evaluated by Single-Cell RNA Sequencing
Greaney AM, Adams TS, Raredon M, Gubbins E, Schupp JC, Engler AJ, Ghaedi M, Yuan Y, Kaminski N, Niklason LE. Platform Effects on Regeneration by Pulmonary Basal Cells as Evaluated by Single-Cell RNA Sequencing. Cell Reports 2020, 30: 4250-4265.e6. PMID: 32209482, PMCID: PMC7175071, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.03.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-cell RNA sequencingBasal marker expressionBasal cellsChronic pulmonary diseaseRat tracheal epitheliumPulmonary diseaseRNA sequencingCell-based therapiesRat tracheaAir-liquid interfaceTissue graftMarker expressionTracheal epitheliumRegenerative outcomesTracheaEpithelial progenitorsDifferential outcomesEpitheliumOutcomesWhole organPopulation level