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. 2018 Sep;19(3):311-321.
doi: 10.1007/s10561-017-9675-9. Epub 2017 Dec 8.

Preparation and evaluation of decellularized porcine carotid arteries cross-linked by genipin: the preliminary results

Yongquan Gu  1 , Fei Wang  1 , Rong Wang  2 , Jianxin Li  1 , Cong Wang  1 , Liqiang Li  1 , Zeqin Xu  1 , Jian Zhang  3
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Preparation and evaluation of decellularized porcine carotid arteries cross-linked by genipin: the preliminary results

Yongquan Gu et al. Cell Tissue Bank. 2018 Sep.

Abstract

Decellularized arteries have been considered as promising scaffolds for small-diameter vascular substitutes. However, weakened mechanical properties, immunological rejection and rapid degradation after transplantation still exist after decellularization. Previous studies indicated that genipin cross-linking can solve these problems. Therefore, genipin was selected as the cross-linking agent for the pre-treatment of decellularized arteries in our study. Histological analysis, scanning electron microscopy, mechanical properties analysis and subcutaneous embedding experiment were adopted to investigate the efficiency of decellularization and the effect of genipin cross-linking on improving mechanical, structural and biological properties of decellularized arteries. Decellularization protocols based on three trypsin concentrations were used to prepare decellularized arteries, after decellularization, arteries were cross-linked with genipin. Results showed that 0.5% trypsin was the most efficient concentration to remove cellular components and preserve ECM. However, mechanical properties of 0.5% trypsin decellularized arteries weakened significantly, while genipin cross-linking improved mechanical properties of decellularized arteries to the same level as fresh arteries. After 4 weeks subcutaneous embedding, cross-linked arteries caused the mildest inflammatory response. In conclusion, genipin could be employed as an ideal cross-linking agent to strengthen mechanical properties, enhance the resistance to degradation and reduce the antigenicity of decellularized arteries for small-diameter blood vessel tissue engineering applications.

Keywords: Decellularization; Genipin cross-linking; Inflammatory response; Mechanical properties; Trypsin.

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