Production and transplantation of bioengineered lung into a large-animal model

Autor: Igor Patrikeev, Aaron L. Miller, Joan E. Nichols, Emiliya Usheva, Greg Hendricks, Daniil Weaver, Richard B. Pyles, Joaquin Cortiella, Lissenya B. Argueta, Rahul Pal, Saverio La Francesca, Blanca E. Himes, Luba Frank, Jean A. Niles, Jason Sakamoto, Lee C. Woodson, Filippo Begarani, Su Li, Ruyang Zhang, Adam Wacher, Ron Mlcak, Stephanie P. Vega, Jessica Rhudy, David C. Christiani, Xuewu Liu, Grace Vargas, Maria Grimaldo
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Science Translational Medicine. 10
ISSN: 1946-6242
1946-6234
DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aao3926
Popis: The inability to produce perfusable microvasculature networks capable of supporting tissue survival and of withstanding physiological pressures without leakage is a fundamental problem facing the field of tissue engineering. Microvasculature is critically important for production of bioengineered lung (BEL), which requires systemic circulation to support tissue survival and coordination of circulatory and respiratory systems to ensure proper gas exchange. To advance our understanding of vascularization after bioengineered organ transplantation, we produced and transplanted BEL without creation of a pulmonary artery anastomosis in a porcine model. A single pneumonectomy, performed 1 month before BEL implantation, provided the source of autologous cells used to bioengineer the organ on an acellular lung scaffold. During 30 days of bioreactor culture, we facilitated systemic vessel development using growth factor-loaded microparticles. We evaluated recipient survival, autograft (BEL) vascular and parenchymal tissue development, graft rejection, and microbiome reestablishment in autografted animals 10 hours, 2 weeks, 1 month, and 2 months after transplant. BEL became well vascularized as early as 2 weeks after transplant, and formation of alveolar tissue was observed in all animals (n = 4). There was no indication of transplant rejection. BEL continued to develop after transplant and did not require addition of exogenous growth factors to drive cell proliferation or lung and vascular tissue development. The sterile BEL was seeded and colonized by the bacterial community of the native lung.
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