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Tissue-engineered tracheal transplantation.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20061996     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Regenerative medicine offers new tools with which to tackle disorders for which there is currently no good therapeutic option. The trachea is an ideal organ in which to explore the clinical potential of tissue engineering because severe large airway disease is poorly managed by conventional treatments, and the success of a graft is determined only by its ability to conduct air lifelong: that is, whether it can become a sustainable biological conduit. We define the component parts of tissue engineering and review the experimental methods used to produce airway implants to date, including a recent successful, first-in-man experience.
Authors:
Silvia Baiguera; Martin A Birchall; Paolo Macchiarini
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Transplantation     Volume:  89     ISSN:  1534-6080     ISO Abbreviation:  Transplantation     Publication Date:  2010 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-03-10     Completed Date:  2010-04-06     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0132144     Medline TA:  Transplantation     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  485-91     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
BIOAIR (Laboratory of Biomolecular and Bioengineering Airways), University of Florence, Florenz, Italy.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Bronchomalacia / surgery*
Chondrocytes / transplantation
Epithelial Cells / transplantation
Female
Humans
Regeneration / physiology
Tissue Engineering / methods*,  trends
Trachea / cytology,  transplantation*
Transplantation Tolerance
Treatment Outcome

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