Quantitative analysis of host cells growing into canine homograft valved aortic and pulmonary artery
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2011.09.025
- Author:
Jian-Hua YU
1
;
Hong-Wei GUO
;
Shi-Qiu SONG
Author Information
1. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University,Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
- Keywords:
ingrowth of host cells;
cardiac valve;
great artery;
homograft transplantation;
canine
- From:
Chinese Medical Journal
2011;(9):1422-1426
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Background Cryopreserved conduit valved homografts (CVH) have been widely used in surgical treatment of cardiac disease. This study aimed to determine the extent of host cell ingrowth and the durability and immunogenicity of CVH,and to compare the performance of CVH stored at 4℃ and CVH cryopreserved in liquid nitrogen at -196℃.Methods Heterotopic transplants of canine CVH stored at 4℃ (n=14) and cryopreserved in liquid nitrogen (n=14) were made onto the abdominal aorta of recipient dogs. Animals were sacrificed at 7 and 15 days and at 1, 3, 6, 9, and 12months after transplantation to excise the implanted CVHs. Tissue DNA extraction and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) were performed to calculate the ratio of donor cells and host cells in the CVH. The tissue viability of CVH after implantation was analyzed by detecting alkaline fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF-2) using immunohistochemical staining and by observation under transmission electron microscope and scanning electron microscope.Results All the animals survived and recovered well. There were few repopulating host cells (0.04-0.83%) in the implanted CVH at 7 or 15 days. The ratio of ingrowing host cells into the CVH continued rising after implantation and reached 40%-47% in the 12th month postoperation. Histology, transmission electron microscopy and FGF-2immunohistochemical staining indicated that fibroblasts and the host's endothelial cells were the main cellular elements invading the CVH. There were no significant differences in results between CVH stored at 4℃ and CVH cryopreserved in liquid nitrogen.Conclusions Host cells growing into CVH are very important for maintaining the long-term structure and function of the implanted CVH. There is no significant difference between CVH storing at 4℃ or in liquid nitrogen in regard to the ingrowth of host cells or of morphologic features after CVH allografting.
