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- Title
A Novel Bioreactor for Reconstitution of the Epithelium and Submucosal Glands in Decellularized Ferret Tracheas.
- Authors
Pai, Albert C.; Lynch, Thomas J.; Ahlers, Bethany A.; Ievlev, Vitaly; Engelhardt, John F.; Parekh, Kalpaj R.
- Abstract
Tracheal grafts introduce the possibility to treat airway pathologies that require resection. While there has been success with engraftment of the surface airway epithelium (SAE) onto decellularized tracheas, there has been minimal advancement in regenerating the submucosal glands (SMGs). We designed a cost-effective open-system perfusion bioreactor to investigate the engraftment potential of ferret SAEs and murine myoepithelial cells (MECs) on a partly decellularized ferret trachea with the goal of creating a fully functional tracheal replacement. An air–liquid interface was also arranged by perfusing humidified air through the lumen of a recellularized conduit to induce differentiation. Our versatile bioreactor design was shown to support the successful partial decellularization and recellularization of ferret tracheas. The decellularized grafts maintained biomechanical integrity and chondrocyte viability, consistent with other publications. The scaffolds supported SAE basal cell engraftment, and early differentiation was observed once an air–liquid interface had been established. Lastly, MEC engraftment was sustained, with evidence of diffuse SMG reconstitution. This model will help shed light on SMG regeneration and basal cell differentiation in vitro for the development of fully functional tracheal grafts before transplantation.
- Subjects
FERRET; GLANDS; EPITHELIUM; CELL differentiation; AIRWAY (Anatomy); TRACHEA
- Publication
Cells (2073-4409), 2022, Vol 11, Issue 6, p1027
- ISSN
2073-4409
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/cells11061027