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Scaffold-free trachea regeneration by tissue engineering with bio-3D printing

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OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivx444

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Bio-three-dimensional printing; Trachea regeneration; Tissue engineering; Scaffold-free artificial trachea

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  1. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science KAKENHI [JP26462147]

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OBJECTIVES: Currently, most of the artificial airway organs still require scaffolds; however, such scaffolds exhibit several limitations. Alternatively, the use of an autologous artificial trachea without foreign materials and immunosuppressants may solve these issues and constitute a preferred tool. The rationale of this study was to develop a new scaffold-free approach for an artificial trachea using bio-3D printing technology. Here, we assessed the circumferential tracheal replacement using scaffold-free trachea-like grafts generated from isolated cells in an inbred animal model. METHODS: Chondrocytes and mesenchymal stem cells were isolated from F344 rats. Rat lung microvessel endothelial cells were purchased. Our bio-3D printer generates spheroids consisting of several types of cells to create 3D structures. The bio-3D-printed artificial trachea from spheroids was matured in a bioreactor and transplanted into F344 rats as a tracheal graft under general anaesthesia. The mechanical strength of the artificial trachea was measured, and histological and immunohistochemical examinations were performed. RESULTS: Tracheal transplantation was performed in 9 rats, which were followed up postoperatively for 23 days. The average tensile strength of artificial tracheas before transplantation was 526.3 +/- 125.7 mN. The bio-3D-printed scaffold-free artificial trachea had sufficient strength to transplant into the trachea with silicone stents that were used to prevent collapse of the artificial trachea and to support the graft until sufficient blood supply was obtained. Chondrogenesis and vasculogenesis were observed histologically. CONCLUSIONS: The scaffold-free isogenic artificial tracheas produced by a bio-3D printer could be utilized as tracheal grafts in rats.

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