Long-Term Chondrocyte Retention in Partially Decellularized Tracheal Grafts.

Maxwell BergmanJacqueline HarwoodLumei LiuKimberly M ShontzCoreena ChanTendy Chiang

Published in: Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (2023)

PDTG retained donor graft chondrocytes at all time points. However, PDTG exhibits a reduction in chondrocytes at 6 months. The impact of these histologic changes on cartilage extracellular matrix regeneration and repair remains unclear.

Keyphrases

extracellular matrix
stem cells