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Mizuno T, Iwai R, Moriwaki T, Nakayama Y. Application of Biosheets as Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Repair Materials in a Rat Model. Front Vet Sci 2022; 9:837319. [PMID: 35464349 PMCID: PMC9024079 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2022.837319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2021] [Accepted: 03/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Purposes We report the experimental use of completely autologous biomaterials (Biosheets) made by “in-body tissue architecture” that could resolve problems in artificial materials and autologous pericardium. Here, Biosheets were implanted into full-thickness right ventricular outflow tract defects in a rat model. Their feasibility as a reparative material for cardiac defects was evaluated. Methods As the evaluation of mechanical properties of the biosheets, the elastic moduli of the biosheets and RVOT-free walls of rats were examined using a tensile tester. Biosheets and expanded polytetrafluoroethylene sheet were used to repair transmural defects surgically created in the right ventricular outflow tracts of adult rat hearts (n = 9, each patch group). At 4 and 12 weeks after the operation, the hearts were resected and histologically examined. Results The strength and elastic moduli of the biosheets were 421.3 ± 140.7 g and 2919 ± 728.9 kPa, respectively, which were significantly higher than those of the native RVOT-free walls (93.5 ± 26.2 g and 778.6 ± 137.7 kPa, respectively; P < 0.005 and P < 0.001, respectively). All patches were successfully implanted into the right ventricular outflow tract-free wall of rats. Dense fibrous adhesions to the sternum on the epicardial surface were also observed in 7 of 9 rats with ePTFE grafts, whereas 2 of 9 rats with biosheets. Histologically, the vascular-constructing cells were infiltrated into Biosheets. The luminal surfaces were completely endothelialized in all groups at each time point. There was also no accumulation of inflammatory cells. Conclusions Biosheets can be formed easily and have sufficient strength and good biocompatibility as a patch for right ventricular outflow tract repair in rats. Therefore, Biosheet may be a suitable material for reconstructive surgery of the right ventricular outflow tract.
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- Takeshi Mizuno
- Veterinary Medical Center, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- *Correspondence: Takeshi Mizuno
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- Research Institute of Technology, Okayama University of Science, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Hirosaki University, Aomori, Japan
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Implanted In-Body Tissue-Engineered Heart Valve Can Adapt the Histological Structure to the Environment. ASAIO J 2018. [DOI: 10.1097/mat.0000000000000769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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A cylindrical elastomer tube can stay in an everted state without any external forces. If the thickness of the tube is small, the everted tube, except for the regions close to the free ends of the tube, maintains a cylindrical shape, and if the thickness is larger than a critical value, the cross-section of the everted tube becomes noncircular, which is caused by mechanical instability. Although eversion-induced instability in an elastomer tube has been reported several decades ago, a satisfying explanation of the phenomenon is still unavailable. In all previous studies, linear analyses have been adopted to predict the critical thickness of the tube for eversion-induced instability. The discrepancy between prediction and experiment is significant. In this communication, based on experiments and theoretical analyses, we show that crease formation on the inner surface of an everted tube is the mechanical instability mode, which cannot be captured by linear stability analyses. Instead, a combination of energetic analyses and numerical simulations of finite deformation in an everted tube enables us to correctly predict both the critical tube thickness for the onset of creases and the profile of the noncircular cross-section of an everted tube.
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- Xudong Liang
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
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Bioprinting a cardiac valve. Biotechnol Adv 2015; 33:1503-21. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2015.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2015] [Revised: 06/30/2015] [Accepted: 07/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Funayama M, Furukoshi M, Moriwaki T, Nakayama Y. Development of an in vivo tissue-engineered valved conduit (type S biovalve) using a slitted mold. J Artif Organs 2015; 18:382-6. [PMID: 26233653 DOI: 10.1007/s10047-015-0856-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2015] [Accepted: 07/15/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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In autologous valved conduits (biovalves) using in-body tissue architecture, the limited area available for leaflet formation is a concern. In this study, we designed a novel biovalve mold with slits to enhance in vivo cell migration, regardless of size. As a control, the original mold without slits was used. When both types of molds were embedded into subcutaneous pouches in beagle dogs for 8 weeks, the outer surfaces of all molds were completely covered with connective tissue to form conduit tissue. In the molds without slits, the leaflet size was limited to half of the design. In contrast, in the mold with slits, the complete leaflet area was formed. Upon trimming excess peripheral tissues, removing the mold, and cutting the connective tissue formed at the slits, completely autologous connective tissue biovalves with the designed leaflet area were obtained as type S (diameter, 6-28 mm) biovalves. The slit structure customized to the mold was effective for allowing cells to enter, thereby facilitating cell migration and contributing to the successful preparation of reliable biovalves of various physiological sizes suitable for all clinical uses.
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- Marina Funayama
- Division of Medical Engineering and Materials, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, 5-7-1 Fujishiro-dai, Suita, Osaka, 565-8565, Japan.
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- Division of Medical Engineering and Materials, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, 5-7-1 Fujishiro-dai, Suita, Osaka, 565-8565, Japan
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- Division of Medical Engineering and Materials, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, 5-7-1 Fujishiro-dai, Suita, Osaka, 565-8565, Japan
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- Division of Medical Engineering and Materials, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, 5-7-1 Fujishiro-dai, Suita, Osaka, 565-8565, Japan.
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Nakayama Y, Kaneko Y, Takewa Y, Okumura N. Mechanical properties of human autologous tubular connective tissues (human biotubes) obtained from patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater 2015; 104:1431-7. [PMID: 26227350 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.33495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2015] [Revised: 07/04/2015] [Accepted: 07/18/2015] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Completely autologous in vivo tissue-engineered connective tissue tubes (Biotubes) have promise as arterial vascular grafts in animal implantation studies. In this clinical study of patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD) (n = 11; age: 39-83 years), we evaluated human Biotubes' (h-Biotubes) mechanical properties to determine whether Biotubes with feasibility as vascular grafts could be formed in human bodies. We extracted PD catheters, embedded for 4-47 months, and obtained tubular connective tissues as h-Biotubes (internal diameter: 5 mm) from around the catheter' silicone tubular parts. h-Biotubes were composed mainly of collagen with smooth luminal surfaces. The average wall thickness was 278 ± 178 μm. No relationship was founded between the tubes' mechanical properties and patients' ages or PD catheter embedding periods statistically. However, the elastic modulus (2459 ± 970 kPa) and tensile strength (623 ± 314 g) of h-Biotubes were more than twice as great as those from animal Biotubes, formed from the same PD catheters by embedding in the beagle subcutaneous pouches for 1 month, or beagle arteries. The burst strength (6338 ± 1106 mmHg) of h-Biotubes was almost the same as that of the beagle thoracic or abdominal aorta. h-Biotubes could be formed in humans over a 4-month embedding period, and they satisfied the mechanical requirements for application as vascular grafts. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part B: Appl Biomater, 104B: 1431-1437, 2016.
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- Yasuhide Nakayama
- Division of Medical Engineering and Materials, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, Osaka, Japan.
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- Department of Artificial Organs, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Kidney and Dialysis, Tenri Hospital, Nara, Japan
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Sumikura H, Nakayama Y, Ohnuma K, Kishimoto S, Takewa Y, Tatsumi E. In vitro hydrodynamic evaluation of a biovalve with stent (tubular leaflet type) for transcatheter pulmonary valve implantation. J Artif Organs 2015; 18:307-14. [PMID: 26141924 DOI: 10.1007/s10047-015-0851-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2015] [Accepted: 06/21/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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We have been developing an autologous heart valve-shaped tissue with a stent (stent-biovalve) for transcatheter pulmonary valve implantation (TPVI) using "in-body tissue architecture" technology. In this study, the hydrodynamic performance of a stent-biovalve with tubular leaflets was evaluated by changing its leaflet height in an in vitro test in order to determine the appropriate stent-biovalve form for the pulmonary valve. A specially designed, self-expandable, stent-mounted, cylindrical acrylic mold was placed in a dorsal subcutaneous pouch of goat, and the implant was extracted 2 months later. Only the cylindrical acrylic mold was removed from the implant, and a tubular hollow structure of membranous connective tissue impregnated with the stent strut was obtained. Half of tubular tissue was completely folded in half inwards, and 3 commissure parts were connected to form 3 leaflets, resulting in the preparation of a stent-biovalve with tubular leaflets (25-mm ID). The stent-biovalve with adjusting leaflet height (13, 14, 15, 17, 20, and 25 mm) was fixed to a specially designed pulsatile mock circulation circuit under pulmonary valve conditions using 37 °C saline. The mean pressure difference and effective orifice area were better than those of the biological valve. The lowest and highest leaflet heights had a high regurgitation rate due to lack of coaptation or prevention of leaflet movement, respectively. The lowest regurgitation (ca. 11%) was observed at a height of 15 mm. The leaflet height was found to significantly affect the hydrodynamics of stent-biovalves, and the existence of an appropriate leaflet height became clear.
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- Hirohito Sumikura
- Department of Artificial Organs, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, 5-7-1 Fujishiro-dai, Suita, Osaka, 565-8565, Japan.
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- Division of Medical Engineering and Materials, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Artificial Organs, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, 5-7-1 Fujishiro-dai, Suita, Osaka, 565-8565, Japan
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- Department of Artificial Organs, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, 5-7-1 Fujishiro-dai, Suita, Osaka, 565-8565, Japan
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- Department of Artificial Organs, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, 5-7-1 Fujishiro-dai, Suita, Osaka, 565-8565, Japan
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- Department of Artificial Organs, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, 5-7-1 Fujishiro-dai, Suita, Osaka, 565-8565, Japan
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Development of self-expanding valved stents with autologous tubular leaflet tissues for transcatheter valve implantation. J Artif Organs 2015; 18:228-35. [DOI: 10.1007/s10047-015-0820-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2014] [Accepted: 02/03/2015] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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In situ observation and enhancement of leaflet tissue formation in bioprosthetic “biovalve”. J Artif Organs 2014; 18:40-7. [DOI: 10.1007/s10047-014-0793-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2014] [Accepted: 09/27/2014] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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