1. Human decellularized and crosslinked pericardium coated with bioactive molecular assemblies
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Johanka Kucerova, Tomáš Riedel, Lucie Bacakova, Ondrej Kaplan, Jan Pirk, František Lopot, David Vondrasek, Miroslav Konarik, Elena Filova, Jan Pala, Daniel Hadraba, Jana Musilkova, Roman Matejka, and Eduard Brynda
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Cell Survival ,0206 medical engineering ,Biomedical Engineering ,Biocompatible Materials ,Bioengineering ,macromolecular substances ,02 engineering and technology ,Fibrin ,Umbilical vein ,Biomaterials ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Tensile Strength ,Materials Testing ,Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells ,medicine ,Animals ,Humans ,Pericardium ,Iridoids ,cardiovascular diseases ,Viability assay ,Decellularization ,integumentary system ,biology ,technology, industry, and agriculture ,Surface Plasmon Resonance ,Allografts ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,020601 biomedical engineering ,Biomechanical Phenomena ,Fibronectins ,Fibronectin ,Cross-Linking Reagents ,Microscopy, Fluorescence, Multiphoton ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,chemistry ,Glutaral ,cardiovascular system ,biology.protein ,Genipin ,Heterografts ,Collagen ,Glutaraldehyde ,0210 nano-technology ,Biomedical engineering - Abstract
Decellularized human pericardium is under study as an allogenic material for cardiovascular applications. The effects of crosslinking on the mechanical properties of decellularized pericardium were determined with a uniaxial tensile test, and the effects of crosslinking on the collagen structure of decellularized pericardium were determined by multiphoton microscopy. The viability of human umbilical vein endothelial cells seeded on decellularized human pericardium and on pericardium strongly and weakly crosslinked with glutaraldehyde and with genipin was evaluated by means of an MTS assay. The viability of the cells, measured by their metabolic activity, decreased considerably when the pericardium was crosslinked with glutaraldehyde. Conversely, the cell viability increased when the pericardium was crosslinked with genipin. Coating both non-modified pericardium and crosslinked pericardium with a fibrin mesh or with a mesh containing attached heparin and/or fibronectin led to a significant increase in cell viability. The highest degree of viability was attained for samples that were weakly crosslinked with genipin and modified by means of a fibrin and fibronectin coating. The results indicate a method by which in vivo endothelialization of human cardiac allografts or xenografts could potentially be encouraged.
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- 2019