Decellularized tissue-engineered blood vessel as an arterial conduit
Quint C, Kondo Y, Manson RJ, Lawson JH, Dardik A, Niklason LE. Decellularized tissue-engineered blood vessel as an arterial conduit. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2011, 108: 9214-9219. PMID: 21571635, PMCID: PMC3107282, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1019506108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTissue-engineered vesselsBiomimetic perfusion systemArterial tissue engineeringTissue-engineered blood vesselsTissue engineering techniquesEndothelial progenitor cellsTissue engineeringRobust extracellular matrixVein graftsBiological vascular graftPorcine carotid arteriesVascular graftsTissue regenerationIntimal hyperplasiaAutologous endothelial progenitor cellsGraft wallProgenitor cellsControl vein graftsSmooth muscle cellsGraft lumenGraft occlusionArterial conduitsImproved patencyCarotid arteryPorcine smooth muscle cells