Tracheal defect repair using a PLGA–collagen hybrid scaffold reinforced by a copolymer stent with bFGF-impregnated gelatin hydrogel
Tracheal defect repair using a PLGA–collagen hybrid scaffold reinforced by a copolymer stent with bFGF-impregnated gelatin hydrogel
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DOI:
10.1007/s00383-010-2609-2
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发表时间:
2010-04
影响因子:
1.8
通讯作者:
Yukihiro Tatekawa;N. Kawazoe;Guoping Chen;Y. Shirasaki;H. Komuro;M. Kaneko
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作者:
Yukihiro Tatekawa;N. Kawazoe;Guoping Chen;Y. Shirasaki;H. Komuro;M. Kaneko
PurposeWe studied the regenerated cartilage in tracheal defect repair and compared the bio-materials used versus native trachea using basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF)-impregnated gelatin hydrogel.Materials and methodsA full-thickness anterior defect was created in the cervical trachea of 15 experimental rabbits. The defect was implanted with a hybrid scaffold of poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) knitted mesh and collagen sponge. The implanted trachea was reinforced with a copolymer stent of polycaprolactone and poly(lactic acid) coarse fiber mesh. A gelatin hydrogel was used for providing a sustained release of bFGF. The reconstructed tracheas were divided into three groups with wrapped materials; without gelatin hydrogel (control group,n= 5), a gelatin hydrogel with saline (gelatin group,n= 5), and a gelatin hydrogel with 100 μg of bFGF (bFGF group,n= 5). One of the five rabbits in each group at 1 month after operation, one at 3 months, and three at 6 months were killed and the engineered tracheas were evaluated histologically. Biomechanical properties were evaluated on samples at 6 months postoperatively.ResultsThe rigid support in the defect portion was maintained during 6 months postoperatively. The newly regenerated cartilages were recognized between the host cartilage stumps at 3 months postoperatively in the bFGF group, and limited new cartilage growth and epithelialization were observed at 6 months postoperatively.ConclusionsThe experiment shows that using bFGF, better mechanical strength was obtained but with poor cartilage growth.