Endothelial cell seeding: a review.
The concept of endothelial cell seeding, designed to provide vascular grafts with a nonthrombogenic lining, has progressed from crude animal experiments during the past two decades to detailed in vitro functional studies using human cells. Although favorable results have been obtained in animal studies this has yet to be translated to humans, where current application of these techniques has been limited to a very few clinical trials. The history, current status and future directions are reviewed herein.
Welch
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Department of Vascular Surgery, Manchester Royal Infirmary, United Kingdom.
Durrans
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Carr
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Vohra
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Rooney
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Walker
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D000818:Animals; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D046508:Culture Techniques; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000166:cytology* / Q000637:transplantation; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design