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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-6-1
pubmed:abstractText
Proof of principle of organ reengineering through the development of a transplantable recellularized liver graft was published recently. As the decellularization time of the rat liver took 72 h, loss of some key matrix proteins seemed inevitable. Here, we describe the development of a three-dimensional naturally derived liver scaffold with an intact microvascular system that is capable of withstanding fluid flows in the three hepatic circular systems and that is obtained within 60 min. For this purpose, whole rat livers were sequentially perfused with a selection of mild tensioactive substances to remove the cellular components while preserving the major extracellular matrix proteins, including laminin, collagen I, collagen IV, and fibronectin. In addition, we could show the presence of extracellular matrix--bound growth factor islets, important for cell engraftment, migration, proliferation, and differentiation. This easy to prepare scaffold could represent a remarkable tool in the bioengineering of complex three-dimensional in vitro systems for advanced preclinical drug development.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1432-0738
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
85
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
607-12
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:21512802-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:21512802-Bioartificial Organs, pubmed-meshheading:21512802-Bioengineering, pubmed-meshheading:21512802-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:21512802-Extracellular Matrix, pubmed-meshheading:21512802-Extracellular Matrix Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:21512802-Liver, pubmed-meshheading:21512802-Liver Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:21512802-Male, pubmed-meshheading:21512802-Models, Anatomic, pubmed-meshheading:21512802-Models, Biological, pubmed-meshheading:21512802-Octoxynol, pubmed-meshheading:21512802-Perfusion, pubmed-meshheading:21512802-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:21512802-Rats, Sprague-Dawley, pubmed-meshheading:21512802-Regional Blood Flow, pubmed-meshheading:21512802-Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate, pubmed-meshheading:21512802-Specific Pathogen-Free Organisms, pubmed-meshheading:21512802-Surface-Active Agents, pubmed-meshheading:21512802-Technology, Pharmaceutical, pubmed-meshheading:21512802-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:21512802-Tissue Scaffolds
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Simple and quick method for whole-liver decellularization: a novel in vitro three-dimensional bioengineering tool?
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Toxicology, Center for Pharmaceutical Research, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Laarbeeklaan 103, 1090, Brussels, Belgium. jdekock@vub.ac.be
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't