title: Tissue engineering of esophagus and small intestine in rodent injury models.
abstract: Regenerative constructs composed of synthetically sourced, biodegradable biomaterials seeded with smooth muscle-like cells have been leveraged to mediate regeneration of bladder and bladder-like neo-organs. Here, we describe how such constructs may be applied to catalyze regeneration of esophagus and small intestine in preclinical rodent models.
authors.affiliation: Tengion Inc., Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Joydeep
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Basu
authors.forename: Kim L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Mihalko
authors.forename: Elias A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Rivera
authors.forename: Kelly I
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Guthrie
authors.forename: Christopher W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Genheimer
authors.forename: Namrata
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sangha
authors.forename: John W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Ludlow
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004947:Esophagus / Q000166:cytology* / Q000293:injuries; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000166:cytology*; D051381:Rats; D044968:Regenerative Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D012778:Short Bowel Syndrome / Q000628:therapy*; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000379:methods*