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TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A
Volume 17, Issue 7-8, Pages 981-990Publisher
MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC
DOI: 10.1089/ten.tea.2010.0109
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- National Institutes of Health [R01 HL086582]
- New York State Stem Cell Science (NYSTEM) [C024316]
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Our laboratory recently reported a new source of smooth muscle cells (SMCs) derived from hair follicle (HF) mesenchymal stem cells. HF-SMCs demonstrated high proliferation and clonogenic potential as well as contractile function. In this study, we aimed at engineering the vascular media using HF-SMCs and a natural biomaterial, namely small intestinal submucosa (SIS). Engineering functional vascular constructs required application of mechanical force, resulting in actin reorganization and cellular alignment. In turn, cell alignment was necessary for development of receptor-and nonreceptor-mediated contractility as soon as 24 h after cell seeding. Within 2 weeks in culture, the cells migrated into SIS and secreted collagen and elastin, the two major extracellular matrix components of the vessel wall. At 2 weeks, vascular reactivity increased significantly up to three-to fivefold and mechanical properties were similar to those of native ovine arteries. Taken together, our data demonstrate that the combination of HF-SMCs with SIS resulted in mechanically strong, biologically functional vascular media with potential for arterial implantation.
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