Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2014, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (2): 277-282.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2014.02.019

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Seed cells for tissue-engineered heart valves: source and application

Pu Lei, Li Ya-xiong, Jiang Li-hong   

  1. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Yan’an Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650051, Yunnan Province, China
  • Received:2013-10-29 Online:2014-01-08 Published:2014-01-08
  • Contact: Jiang Li-hong, M.D., Professor, Doctoral supervisor, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Yan’an Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650051, Yunnan Province, China
  • About author:Pu Lei, Studying for master’s degree, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Yan’an Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650051, Yunnan Province, China
  • Supported by:

    the Natural Science Foundation of Yunnan Province in China, No. 2010C119; the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 31160230; the Associated Special Foundation of Yunnan Province Technology Department and Kunming Medical College, No. 2010CD210, 2011FB166

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Application of mechanical valve and bioprosthetic valve replacement is an effective means for the treatment of end-stage valve disease. However, their clinical application is constrained by multiple factors. Tissue-engineered heart valves with biological activity hold the potential to overcome the defect of the mechanical valves and bioprosthetic valves. Choosing appropriate cells for cell seeding is a significant aspect for the research of tissue-engineered heart valves. A growing number of somatic cells and stem cells have been used for construction of tissue-engineered heart valves, however, not yet achieve the desired result.
OBJECTIVE: To review the studies on seed cells for tissue-engineered heart valves and the cell seeding methods in vitro on the basis of the cellular components of heart valves.
METHODS: First author searched PubMed and Wanfang database with computer for related articles published from January 2000 to December 2012. The keywords were “tissue engineering, heart valves, cell”. Preferred articles concerned seed cells of tissue-engineered heart valves with the relevance and authority. A total of 39 articles published in the prestigious journals were reviewed.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Endothelial cells and interstitial cells were mainly valvular cellular components. In the early stage, endothelial cells and fibroblasts were used to construct tissue-engineered heart valves. With deep stem cell research, the application of pulsatile bioreactor cultivation mesenchymal stem cells holds a great potential to produce tissue-engineered heart valves.



中国组织工程研究
杂志出版内容重点:组织构建;骨细胞;软骨细胞;细胞培养;成纤维细胞;血管内皮细胞;骨质疏松组织工程


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Key words: tissue engineering, heart valves, heart valve prosthesis, endothelial cells, stromal cells, stem cells

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