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17705246

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-1-31
pubmed:abstractText
Small-diameter vascular grafts are potential substitutes for damaged vessels in patients, but most biodegradable grafts available now are not strong enough. The present study examined the burst strength, radial compliance, suture retention strength for a novel biodegradable tubular scaffold and investigated its behavior in vivo. The tubular scaffold (6-mm i.d., 4 cm long) has three layers including porous polylacticglycolic- acid in both inner and outer layers, a compact polyurethanes layer in midst. Bone marrow stromal cells (bMSCs) were seeded on the scaffolds and cultured for 7 days in vitro to construct tissue engineered vascular grafts which were then implanted in canine abdominal aorta. After 1, 3, 6, 12 and 24 weeks, the grafts were retrieved and evaluated histologically, angiographically and immunohistochemically. The biodegradable tubular scaffolds showed wall thickness of 0.295 mm to 0.432 mm; radial compliance of 3.80%/100 mmHg approximately 0.57%/100 mmHg, burst strength of 160 kPa approximately 183 kPa, and suture retention strength of 1959 N/cm(2) approximately 3228N/cm(2). The implanted grafts were fully patent without any signs of dilation or obstruction after 3 months' implantation. Scanning electron microscopy revealed a confluence endothelial cell layer spreading on the inner surface of the grafts. Immunohistochemistry of the retrieved grafts showed that vWF-stainin, alphaSMA-staining were positive in the inner and medium layer respectively. Masson's trichrome staining showed that amount of collagen fibers existed in the grafts wall. Overall, these novel three-layered scaffolds exhibited favourable mechanical strength, long term patency and good remodeling in vivo.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1097-0290
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
99
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1007-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
A novel small-diameter vascular graft: in vivo behavior of biodegradable three-layered tubular scaffolds.
pubmed:affiliation
Research Center for Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine, Cardiovascular Institute and Fu Wai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, 167 Beilishilu, Beijing 100037, PR China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't