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A New Approach of In Vivo Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering Using the Epigastric Artery as Central Core Vessel of a 3-Dimensional Construct
Joint Authors
Diamantouros, S.
Dunda, Sebastian E.
Schriever, T.
Jockenhoevel, S.
Opländer, C.
Tolba, René H.
Rosen, C.
Pallua, Norbert
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-02-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The creation of musculoskeletal tissue represents an alternative for the replacement of soft tissue in reconstructive surgery.
However, most of the approaches of creating artificial tissue have their limitations in the size as the maximally obtainable dimension of bioartificial tissue (BAT) is limited due to the lack of supporting vessels within the 3-dimensional construct.
The seeded myoblasts require high amounts of perfusion, oxygen, and nutrients to survive.
To achieve this, we developed a 3-dimensional scaffold which features the epigastric artery as macroscopic core vessel inside the BAT in a rat model (perfused group, n=4) and a control group (n=3) without the epigastric vessels and, therefore, without perfusion.
The in vivo monitoring of the transplanted myoblasts was assessed by bioluminescence imaging and showed both the viability of the epigastric artery within the 3-dimensional construct and again that cell survival in vivo is highly depending on the blood supply with the beginning of capillarization within the BAT seven days after transplantation in the perfused group.
However, further studies focussing on the matrix improvement will be necessary to create a transplantable BAT with the epigastric artery as anastomosable vessel.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Dunda, Sebastian E.& Schriever, T.& Rosen, C.& Opländer, C.& Tolba, René H.& Diamantouros, S.…[et al.]. 2012. A New Approach of In Vivo Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering Using the Epigastric Artery as Central Core Vessel of a 3-Dimensional Construct. Plastic Surgery International،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Dunda, Sebastian E.…[et al.]. A New Approach of In Vivo Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering Using the Epigastric Artery as Central Core Vessel of a 3-Dimensional Construct. Plastic Surgery International No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-477450
American Medical Association (AMA)
Dunda, Sebastian E.& Schriever, T.& Rosen, C.& Opländer, C.& Tolba, René H.& Diamantouros, S.…[et al.]. A New Approach of In Vivo Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering Using the Epigastric Artery as Central Core Vessel of a 3-Dimensional Construct. Plastic Surgery International. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-477450
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-477450