title: A novel therapy strategy for bile duct repair using tissue engineering technique: PCL/PLGA bilayered scaffold with hMSCs.
abstract: The current clinical treatments for complications caused by hepatobiliary surgery still have some inevitable weakness. The aim of the study was to fabricate a tissue-engineered bile duct that utilized a novel bilayered polymer scaffold combined with human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) for new treatment of biliary disease. The biocompatibility of polycaprolactone (PCL) (PCL)/poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) scaffold with hMSCs was first examined, and the hMSC-PCL/PLGA constructs (MPPCs) prepared. The MPPCs and blank scaffolds were then transplanted into 18 pigs for evaluation its efficacy on bile duct repairing, respectively. In vitro, the PCL/PLGA scaffold was verified to support the adhesion, proliferation and matrix deposition of hMSCs. There was no sign of bile duct narrowing and cholestasis in all experimental animals. At 6 months, the MPPCs had a superior repairing effect on the bile duct injury, compared with the blank PCL/PLGA scaffolds. Therefore, the implanted scaffolds could not only support the biliary tract and allow free bile flow but also had direct or indirect positive effects on repair of injured bile duct. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Stem Cells, Institute of Cell Biology, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.|Tumor Immunology and Gene Therapy Centre, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Chen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zong
authors.affiliation: MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Meicong
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Hepatic Biliary Pancreatic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
authors.forename: Fuchun
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Division of Paediatrics, Zhejiang General Hospital of Armed Police Forces, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang, China.
authors.forename: Guojun
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Stem Cells, Institute of Cell Biology, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
authors.forename: Jiarong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Stem Cells, Institute of Cell Biology, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
authors.forename: Zihua
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Stem Cells, Institute of Cell Biology, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
authors.forename: Quanwen
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Changyou
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Lie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Stem Cells, Institute of Cell Biology, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
authors.forename: Jinfu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001652:Bile Ducts / Q000502:physiology*; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells / Q000166:cytology; D002452:Cell Count; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D048430:Cell Shape; D006801:Humans; D020007:Implants, Experimental; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000737:chemistry*; D008099:Liver / Q000502:physiology; D008422:Materials Testing; D045164:Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation; D059630:Mesenchymal Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D011100:Polyglycolic Acid / Q000737:chemistry*; D000077182:Polylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymer; D012038:Regeneration; D034421:Sus scrofa; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000379:methods*; D054457:Tissue Scaffolds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000077182:Polylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymer; D011100:Polyglycolic Acid; D019344:Lactic Acid
keywords: bilayered scaffold; bile duct injury; human mesenchymal stem cells; polymer; tissue engineering