Embryonic Stem Cells Totipotent cells Technique for the generation of embryonic stem cell lines Performing a single-cell embryo biopsy. Obtaining cells from arrested embryos Somatic cell nuclear transfer Ethical issue Teratoma Immunological rejection
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells No ethical issue No immunological rejection
Adult Stem Cells/ somatic stem cell Multipotent Isolated from various tissues Hematopoeitic stem cell, MSC
Mesenchymal stem cell(MSC) Mc used immunomodulatory MSCs can be found in many tissues in large quantities Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells Adipose derived mesenchymal cells
Perinatal Stem Cells Amniotic fluid and placental–derived stem (AFPS) cells Umbilical cord blood Multiple differentiating ability Less immunogenicity
Vascularization Limiting factor of engineered tissue Importance engineering large complex tissues, and possibly internal organs Three approaches Incorporation of angiogenic factors Seeding ECs Prevascularization
TISSUE ENGINEERING OF URETHRA Congenital defects or post traumatic defects. Why do we need it ?
Urethra Naturally derived collagen based materials such as Woven meshes of PGA without cells and with cells Bladder derived acellular submucosa (BAM) Acellular urethral submucosa Collagen gels
Raya – Rivera et al 5 boys with urethral injuries Autolgous cells → seeded in two layers on tubularised PGA scaffoldings
Results Engineered urethras were able to show adequate anatomy, both by urethroscopy and by urethrography and function in long term
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6 patients (age 14 – 44 months) Cells harvested by cathetrisation and bladder lavage Lab cultured → seeded onto allogenic acellular dermis results → 3 pts developed complications (fistula and stricture) Conclusion - selected gp
Urinary bladder reconstruction Why we need it ? Regenerated bladder should Compliant muscular wall Well differentiated urothelium Acellular v/s cellular approach
Acellular approach Theory → scaffold recruits cells for new tissue formation Commonly used in studies BAM SIS Results →non seeded scaffolds fail to show full regeneration of the bladder wall Reason for failure→ early exposure of scaffold and newly implanted cells to urine, extensive scarring within graft,
Cellular approach
Acellular vs Cellular Oberpenning et al Canine model 3 groups Subtotal cystectomy subtotal cystectomy with non seeded scaffolds Subtotal cystectomy with seeded scaffold Results Cell seeded allogenic acellular bladder matrice showed better tissue regeneration.
First clinical trial of an engineered organ being implanted in human 9 pts of myelomeningocele Engineered human bladder tissue Autologous bladder biopsies Biodegradable 3 D matrix → collagen vs collagen and PGA f/u →46 months→ no metabolic complications/ stones/ mucus/ renal functions are preserved
Conclusion Composite scaffolds with omental wraps best results Important step in transfer of tissue engineering technology in clinical setting However, improvements in capacity not analogous to those achiwved by gold std.
Vaginal reconstruction Engineered vaginal organs implanted into 4 pts with vaginal aplasia MRKHS Age 13-18 showed similar properties to those of normal vaginal tissue. Successful / no long term complications
Renal Structures Clinical problem ESRD One of the most difficult tissues to replicate in the laboratory. Application of regenerative medicine Cell therapy – clinical application still far away Bioengineering with ECM scaffolds .
Regenerative Medicine Approaches to Kidney Regeneration
Roadblocks
Future - Bioartificial kidney (BAK) Builds on concept of RAD Clinical trials on RAD The kidney project – goal Components