Journal
CURRENT OPINION IN SOLID STATE & MATERIALS SCIENCE
Volume 20, Issue 4, Pages 193-201Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.cossms.2016.02.001
Keywords
Decellularization; Differentiation; Extracellular matrix; Tissue engineering; Stem cell
Funding
- NIH NHLBI [1R01HL113468]
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Decellularized tissues have become a common regenerative medicine platform with multiple materials being researched in academic laboratories, tested in animal studies, and used clinically. Ideally, when a tissue is decellularized the native cell niche is maintained with many of the structural and biochemical cues that naturally interact with the cells of that particular tissue. This makes decellularized tissue materials an excellent platform for providing cells with the signals needed to initiate and maintain differentiation into tissue-specific lineages. The extracellular matrix (ECM) that remains after the decellularization process contains the components of a tissue specific microenvironment that is not possible to create synthetically. The ECM of each tissue has a different composition and structure and therefore has unique properties and potential for affecting cell behavior. This review describes the common methods for preparing decellularized tissue materials and the effects that decellularized materials from different tissues have on cell phenotype. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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