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Development and Characterization of a Porcine Liver Scaffold

Ansari, T; Southgate, A; Obiri-Yeboa, I; Jones, LG; Greco, K; Olayanju, A; Mbundi, L; ... Sibbons, PD; + view all (2020) Development and Characterization of a Porcine Liver Scaffold. Stem Cells and Development , 29 (5) pp. 314-326. 10.1089/scd.2019.0069. Green open access

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Abstract

The growing number of patients requiring liver transplantation for chronic liver disease cannot be currently met due to a shortage in donor tissue. As such, alternative tissue engineering approaches combining the use of acellular biological scaffolds and different cell populations (hepatic or progenitor) are being explored to augment the demand for functional organs. Our goal was to produce a clinically relevant sized scaffold from a sustainable source within 24 h, while preserving the extracellular matrix (ECM) to facilitate cell repopulation at a later stage. Whole porcine livers underwent perfusion decellularization via the hepatic artery and hepatic portal vein using a combination of saponin, sodium deoxycholate, and deionized water washes resulting in an acellular scaffold with an intact vasculature and preserved ECM. Molecular and immunohistochemical analysis (collagen I and IV and laminin) showed complete removal of any DNA material, together with excellent retention of glycosaminoglycans and collagen. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) analysis showed both absence of nuclear material and removal of any detergent residue, which was successfully achieved after additional ethanol gradient washes. Samples of the decellularized scaffold were assessed for cytotoxicity by seeding with porcine adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells in vitro, these cells over a 10-day period showed attachment and proliferation. Perfusion of the vascular tree with contrast media followed by computed tomography (CT) imaging showed an intact vascular network. In vivo implantation of whole intact nonseeded livers, into a porcine model (as auxiliary graft) showed uniform perfusion macroscopically and histologically. Using this method, it is possible to create an acellular, clinically sized, liver scaffold with intact vasculature in less than 24 h.

Type: Article
Title: Development and Characterization of a Porcine Liver Scaffold
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1089/scd.2019.0069
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1089/scd.2019.0069
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: porcine liver, acellular scaffold, perfusion, in vivo implantation, mesenchymal stem cells
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Surgery and Interventional Sci
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Surgery and Interventional Sci > Department of Surgical Biotechnology
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10097109
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