2016
Comparative biology of decellularized lung matrix: Implications of species mismatch in regenerative medicine
Balestrini JL, Gard AL, Gerhold KA, Wilcox EC, Liu A, Schwan J, Le AV, Baevova P, Dimitrievska S, Zhao L, Sundaram S, Sun H, Rittié L, Dyal R, Broekelmann TJ, Mecham RP, Schwartz MA, Niklason LE, White ES. Comparative biology of decellularized lung matrix: Implications of species mismatch in regenerative medicine. Biomaterials 2016, 102: 220-230. PMID: 27344365, PMCID: PMC4939101, DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2016.06.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman endothelial cellsCell-matrix interactionsLung regenerationEndothelial cellsKey matrix proteinsComparative biologyCell adhesion moleculeMatrix proteinsLung extracellular matrixCell healthExtracellular matrixResidual DNASpecies mismatchRat lung scaffoldsRegenerative medicineAdhesion moleculesLung scaffoldsPrimate tissuesCellsVascular cell adhesion moleculeLung engineeringLung matrixLess expressionPulmonary cellsProfound effect
2011
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