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Two Decades of Advances and Limitations in Organ Recellularization
- Source :
- Current Issues in Molecular Biology, Vol 46, Iss 8, Pp 9179-9214 (2024)
- Publication Year :
- 2024
- Publisher :
- MDPI AG, 2024.
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Abstract
- The recellularization of tissues after decellularization is a relatively new technology in the field of tissue engineering (TE). Decellularization involves removing cells from a tissue or organ, leaving only the extracellular matrix (ECM). This can then be recellularized with new cells to create functional tissues or organs. The first significant mention of recellularization in decellularized tissues can be traced to research conducted in the early 2000s. One of the landmark studies in this field was published in 2008 by Ott, where researchers demonstrated the recellularization of a decellularized rat heart with cardiac cells, resulting in a functional organ capable of contraction. Since then, other important studies have been published. These studies paved the way for the widespread application of recellularization in TE, demonstrating the potential of decellularized ECM to serve as a scaffold for regenerating functional tissues. Thus, although the concept of recellularization was initially explored in previous decades, these studies from the 2000s marked a major turning point in the development and practical application of the technology for the recellularization of decellularized tissues. The article reviews the historical advances and limitations in organ recellularization in TE over the last two decades.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14673045 and 14673037
- Volume :
- 46
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Current Issues in Molecular Biology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.2b7376b8fa644ad48c4eddc427ea9800
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/cimb46080543