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A Method to Enhance Re-Endothelialization of Tissue Engineered Decellularized Allograft Heart Scaffolds
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Allograft tissue is used to reconstruct cardiac birth defects but induces an immune response resulting in allo-sensitization. Decellularization reduces the immune response, however, acellular vascular tissue is thrombogenic. In-vitro endothelialization may attenuate thrombogenicity. Here we offer...
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Effect of Adenovirus-mediated Decorin Gene Therapy on Fibrotic Remodeling in Tissue-engineered Skin
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Background: Hypertrophic scar (HTS) is a fibroproliferative disorder of the skin that results in the development of painful, red, raised scar lesions. Transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-β1) has been implicated as a key driver of this disorder. Primarily, these effects include an increased...
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Fall 2013
This thesis was intended to develop two tissue engineering approaches for cleft palate reconstruction. One approach focused on developing a cell-based therapy in vitro, using osteogenically induced mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). The other approach focused on the delivery of bone morphogenetic...
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Fall 2015
The development of the Edmonton protocol was an important milestone in the process of establishing islet transplantation as a cure for diabetes. However, many challenges must still be overcome, including the shortage of donor organs. To address this issue, we believe that neonatal porcine islets...