Anomalous coronary arteries arise in a small subset of the population, with each configuration conveying a varying degree of long-term risk. The utilization of cardiac grafts with these anomalies have not been… Read More
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Will previous palliative surgery for congenital heart disease be detrimental to subsequent pig heart xenotransplantation?
Transpl Immunol. 2022 Oct;74:101661. doi: 10.1016/j.trim.2022.101661. Epub 2022 Jul 3.
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PMID:35787933 | DOI:10.1016/j.trim.2022.101661
Partial Inferior Vena Cava Reconstruction with Cryopreserved Aortic Homograft Following Resection for Malignancy
Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2023 Jan;57(1):79-82. doi: 10.1177/15385744221124297. Epub 2022 Aug 27.
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PMID:36031948 | DOI:10.1177/15385744221124297
Mitral annuloplasty with the interatrial groove-left atrial dome approach in a patient with Marfan syndrome
The choice of mitral valve surgical approach has always been a difficult problem in patients with small left atrium.
Totally endoscopic non-robotic excision of aortic valve fibroelastoma: a case report
Papillary fibroelastomas (PFEs) are a rare subtype of benign primary cardiac tumours, which are most commonly found on the aortic valve. Although median sternotomy is still used frequently there has been diffe… Read More
Anesthesia management for tracheoesophageal fistula closed with a new gastrointestinal occluder device: a case report
Tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) is a rare but life-threatening complication after esophagectomy. A new gastrointestinal occluder device provides treatment for TEF patients. However, TEF-related pneumonia and r… Read More
Recellularized bovine pericardium with autologous mesenchymal stem cells reduces immune activation
Xenotransplantation. 2022 Sep 13:e12774. doi: 10.1111/xen.12774. Online ahead of print.
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INTRODUCTION: Current bioprosthetic heart valve replacement options are limited by structural valvular deterioration (SVD) due to an immune response to the xenogenic scaffold. Autologous mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) recellularization is a method of concealing xenogenic scaffolds, preventing recipient immune recognition of xenogenic tissue heart valves, and potentially leading to reduction in SVD incidence. The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of autologous MSC recellularized tissue on the immune response of human whole blood to bovine pericardium (BP). We hypothesized that autologous MSC recellularization of BP will result in reduced pro-inflammatory cytokine production equivalent to autologous human pericardium.
METHODS: Bone marrow, human pericardium, and whole blood were collected from adult patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery. Decellularized BP underwent recellularization with autologous MSCs, followed by co-incubation with autologous whole blood. Immunohistochemical, microscopic, and quantitative immune analysis approaches were used.
RESULTS: We demonstrated that native BP, exposed to human whole blood, results in significant TNF-α and IL1β production. When decellularized BP is recellularized with autologous MSCs and exposed to whole blood, there is a significant reduction in TNF-α and IL1β production. Importantly, recellularized BP exposed to whole blood had similar production of TNF-α and IL1β when compared to autologous human pericardium exposed to human whole blood.
CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that preventing initial immune activation with autologous MSC recellularization may be an effective approach to decrease the recipient immune response, preventing recipient immune recognition of xenogeneic tissue engineered heart valves, and potentially leading to reduction in SVD incidence.
PMID:36098060 | DOI:10.1111/xen.12774
Correlation and significance of COX-2, Ki67, VEGF and other immune indexes with the growth of malignant pulmonary nodules
This study intends to explore the factors affecting the growth of pulmonary nodules in the natural process by immunohistochemical method.
An alternative posterior ascending pulmonary artery treatment in lobectomy with inflammatory lymph node infiltration
Lobectomy may be a challenging treatment option in lung cancer with inflammatory lymph node infiltration. Moreover, the en-masse lobectomy technique, which involves the simultaneous ligation or stapling of pul… Read More
Case report: angiosarcoma of the pulmonary artery diagnosed as pulmonary artery emboli
Angiosarcomas are the most common malignant tumors of the heart and great vessels. Late onset and unspecific symptoms are reasons why a diagnosis is made rather late at a time when most tumors have already met… Read More