CELLULAR STRATEGIES TO PROMOTE VASCULARISATION IN TISSUE ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS

• Tipo: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2014

Autores

Costa Almeida, R (Autor) Outra; Granja, PL (Autor) FEUP; Soares, R (Autor) FMUP; Guerreiro, SG (Autor) Outra

Revista

Título: European Cells and Materials

Vol. 28

Páginas: 51-67

ISSN: 1473-2262

Editora: AO Research Institute Davos

Indexação

ISI Web of Knowledge - 46 Citações

Scopus - 52 Citações

Classificação Científica

FOS: Ciências da engenharia e tecnologias > Biotecnologia ambiental

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-009-QK7

Abstract (EN): Vascularisation is considered to be one of the greatest challenges in tissue engineering. Different strategies exist but cell-based approaches have emerged as a promising therapy to achieve successful vascularisation. The use of endothelial cells to engineer vascularised tissues has been extensively investigated. This field of research has evolved with the discovery of endothelial progenitor cells, a subpopulation with a high regenerative potential. However, the survival of endothelial cell populations alone seems to be impaired. To overcome this problem, co-culture systems, involving supporting cells, like mural cells, fibroblasts, or more tissue-specific cells have been developed. Endothelial cells benefit from the extracellular matrix components and growth factors produced by the supporting cells, which results in neovessel stabilisation and maturation. The use of endothelial progenitor cells in co-culture systems appears to be a promising strategy to promote vascularisation in approaches of increasing complexity. Herein, the authors provide an overview of the cellular strategies that can be used for increasing vascularisation in tissue engineering and regeneration.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 17