Implantation of Renal Segments on Biodegradable Polymer Scaffolds / 대한이식학회지
The Journal of the Korean Society for Transplantation
;
: 15-19, 2003.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-186294
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Dialysis and renal transplantation, the current therapies for end-stage renal disease (ESRD), have limitations including severe complications, donor organ shortage, and allograft failure. The present study investigated the possibility of using a tissue engineering technique for renal reconstruction as a new method to replace the current suboptimal treatments for ESRD. We reconstituted renal units in vivo by transplanting isolated renal segments on three-dimensional, biodegradable polymer scaffolds.METHODS:
Renal segments were freshly isolated from Sprague-Dawley rat kidneys and seeded onto porous mesh matrices fabricated from polyglycolic acid, a biodegradable synthetic polymer. The renal segment-seeded scaffolds were implanted into subcutaneous spaces of athymic mice for two and four weeks. Retrieved specimens were examined by histological analyses.RESULTS:
The tubular structures with hollow centers and vascular tufts of glomerulus-like structures were identified by histological analyses of the 2 and 4 week specimens. In contrast, no renal-like structures were observed from unseeded polymer implants (negative controls).CONCLUSION:
These results suggest a possibility of reconstituting the renal structures by transplanting renal segments on polymer scaffolds and could be applid for partial or full replacement of kidney function in the treatment of ESRD.
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Main subject:
Polyglycolic Acid
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Polymers
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Tissue Donors
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Kidney Transplantation
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Rats, Sprague-Dawley
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Tissue Engineering
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Dialysis
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Allografts
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Kidney
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Kidney Failure, Chronic
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
The Journal of the Korean Society for Transplantation
Year:
2003
Type:
Article
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