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Tissue-engineered neomucosa: Morphology, enterocyte dynamics, and SGLT1 expression topography

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Ali Tavakkolizadeh; Urs V. Berger; Antonia E. Stephen; Byung S. Kim; David Mooney; Matthias A. Hediger; Stanley W. Ashley; Joseph P. Vacanti; Edward E. Whang

Issue Date
2003-01
Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
Citation
TRANSPLANTATION, Vol.75 No.2, pp.181-185
Abstract
Background. The standard therapy for short bowel syndrome is total parenteral nutrition, which is expensive and associated with significant morbidity and mortality. New therapeutic approaches for this disorder are needed. We have applied the techniques of tissue engineering to develop, a prototype neointestine. We hypothesized that anastomosis of this neointestine to the native bowel would result in regeneration of mucosal morphology and enterocyte dynamics. Methods. Biodegradable polymers seeded with neonatal rat intestinal organoid units were implanted into, the omenta of adult rats to form neointestinal cysts. Five weeks after implantation, side-to side cyst-jejunal anastomoses were fashioned in one cohort of rats. Tissues were harvested from all, rats at 5 months after implantation. Native jejunal (J) and non-anastomosed (N-N) and anastomosed (A-N) neointestinal tissues were assessed for morphology, epithelial cell proliferation (5-bromo-2-deoxyuridine immunohistochemistry), apoptotic rates (terminal deoxynucleotide transferase-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling assay), and SGLT1 in situ hybridization. Results. Mucosal morphology, rates and topography of enterocyte proliferation, and transporter expression in A-N neointestine recapitulated those of native jejunum. Each of these features was rudimentary in N-N neointestine. Conclusions. These results suggest that the tissue-engineered neomucosa can develop structural and dynamic features of the normal jejulnum. Anastomosis to the native intestine is an essential step for neomucosal development. Tissue engineering offers promise as a novel approach to the treatment of patients suffering from short bowel syndrome.
ISSN
0041-1337
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/10371/204456
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1097/01.TP.0000044101.03656.9F
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