Interdepartmental Program in Vascular Biology and Therapeutics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Heart. 2013 Apr;99(7):454-60. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2012-302984. Epub 2013 Jan 30.
Tissue engineering focuses on the construction of three-dimensional neotissues from their cellular components. Neotissue can be used to repair or replace tissues that are missing, damaged, or diseased. Despite its relative youth, the field has undergone significant growth. Vascular tissue engineering is at the forefront in the translation of this technology, as tissue engineered vascular grafts have already been successfully implanted in children with congenital heart disease. The purpose of this report is to review the advances in the understanding of tissue engineered vascular grafts as the technology moves to clinical translation.
组织工程学专注于从细胞成分构建三维新组织。新组织可用于修复或替代缺失、受损或患病的组织。尽管相对较年轻,但该领域已经取得了显著的发展。血管组织工程学在该技术的转化中处于领先地位,因为组织工程化血管移植物已经成功地植入了患有先天性心脏病的儿童体内。本报告的目的是回顾组织工程化血管移植物技术向临床转化过程中对该技术的理解的进展。