Successful muscle regeneration by a homologous microperforated scaffold seeded with autologous mesenchymal stromal cells in a porcine esophageal substitution model.
Maurizio MarzaroMattia AlgeriLuigi TomaoStefano TedescoTamara CaldaroValerio BalassoneAnna Chiara ContiniLuciano GuerraGiovanni Federici D'AbriolaPaola FrancalanciMaria Emiliana CaristoLorenzo LupoiGuido CostamagnaAngela BozzaGiuseppe AstoriGianantonio PozzatoAlessandro PozzatoGuido CostamagnaLuigi Dall'OglioPublished in: Therapeutic advances in gastroenterology (2020)
A muscle esophageal substitute starting from a porcine scaffold was developed and it was fully repopulated by BM-MSCs after seeding. The substitute was able to recapitulate in shape and function the original esophageal muscle layer.