Decellularization of Tissues and Organs.
From: McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, 100 Technology Drive, Suite 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA.
Biomaterials
- Publish Date: Jul 2006
- ISSN: 0142-9612
- Volume: 27
- Issue: 19
- Pages: 3675-83
- Medium: Print
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Gilbert Thomas W, Sellaro Tiffany L, Badylak Stephen F, et al. Decellularization of Tissues and Organs.. Biomaterials Jul 2006;27:3675-83
Abstract
Decellularized tissues and organs have been successfully used in a variety of tissue engineering/regenerative medicine applications, and the decellularization methods used vary as widely as the tissues and organs of interest. The efficiency of cell removal from a tissue is dependent on the origin of the tissue and the specific physical, chemical, and enzymatic methods that are used. Each of these treatments affect the biochemical composition, tissue ultrastructure, and mechanical behavior of the remaining extracellular matrix (ECM) scaffold, which in turn, affect the host response to the material. Herein, the most commonly used decellularization methods are described, and consideration give to the effects of these methods upon the biologic scaffold material.
Mesh Headings (Keywords): Animals, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Cell Separation, Chelating Agents, Detergents, Humans, Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, Osmotic Pressure, Protease Inhibitors, Tissue Engineering, Trypsin
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