Initial Assessment of Effects of Diabetes and Advanced Age on the Construction and Efficacy of Human Adipose-Derived Stem Cell-Based Tissue Engineered Blood Vessels
Abstract:Tissue engineering, the use of a biodegradable scaffold with incorporation of a cellular source, particularly with mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) has shown great promise in developing blood vessel grafts 1. Vascular tissue engineering not only combats the important clinical need for bypass grafts but also has the potential to advance current approaches by limiting intimal hyperplasia, thrombosis, and extended cell culture times 2–5. However, despite significant progress in this field, many preclinical evaluatio… Show more
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