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Distinct chemical composition and enzymatic treatment induced human endothelial cells survival in acellular ovine aortae.

Morteza HeidarzadehReza RahbarghaziShirin SaberianpourAref DelkhoshHassan AminiEmel SokulluMehdi Hassanpour
Published in: BMC research notes (2021)
Hematoxylin-Eosin staining showed an appropriate acellularization rate in ovine aortae, indicated by a lack of cell nuclei in the tunica media layer. DAPI staining confirmed the lack of nuclei in the vascular wall after being exposed to the combination of chemical and enzymatic solutions. Verhoeff-Van Gieson staining showed that elastin fibers were diminished in acellular samples compared to the control group while collagen stands were unchanged. CCK-8 survival assay showed enhanced viability in human umbilical vein endothelial cells 5 days after being cultured on decellularized samples compared to the cells cultured on a plastic surface (p < 0.05). SEM imaging showed flattening of endothelial cells on the acellular surface.
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