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(Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol) (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol) (Anaxomics Biotech) (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol) (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol) (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol) (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol) (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol) (Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer) (Universitat de Barcelona) (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina)
| Date: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | Cardiac tissue engineering, which combines cells and supportive scaffolds, is an emerging treatment for restoring cardiac function after myocardial infarction (MI), although, the optimal construct remains a challenge. We developed two engineered cardiac grafts, based on decellularized scaffolds from myocardial and pericardial tissues and repopulated them with adipose tissue mesenchymal stem cells (ATMSCs). The structure, macromechanical and micromechanical scaffold properties were preserved upon the decellularization and recellularization processes, except for recellularized myocardium micromechanics that was ∼2-fold stiffer than native tissue and decellularized scaffolds. Proteome characterization of the two acellular matrices showed enrichment of matrisome proteins and major cardiac extracellular matrix components, considerably higher for the recellularized pericardium. Moreover, the pericardial scaffold demonstrated better cell penetrance and retention, as well as a bigger pore size. Both engineered cardiac grafts were further evaluated in pre-clinical MI swine models. Forty days after graft implantation, swine treated with the engineered cardiac grafts showed significant ventricular function recovery. Irrespective of the scaffold origin or cell recolonization, all scaffolds integrated with the underlying myocardium and showed signs of neovascularization and nerve sprouting. Collectively, engineered cardiac grafts -with pericardial or myocardial scaffolds- were effective in restoring cardiac function post-MI, and pericardial scaffolds showed better structural integrity and recolonization capability. |
| Grants: | Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad SAF2014-59892-R Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad RD16/0011/0006 Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad CB16/11/00403 Instituto de Salud Carlos III FISPI14/01682 Instituto de Salud Carlos III FISPI14/00280 Instituto de Salud Carlos III FISPI14/00004 |
| Note: | Altres ajuts: Fundació La Marató de TV3 (201516-10, 201502-30) |
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| Language: | Anglès |
| Document: | Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada |
| Published in: | Scientific reports, Vol. 8 (april 2018) , ISSN 2045-2322 |
