Netrin-1 Promotes Inflammation Resolution to Achieve Endothelialization of Small-Diameter Tissue Engineering Blood Vessels by Improving Endothelial Progenitor Cells Function In Situ.

ABSTRACT: The transplant of small-diameter tissue engineering blood vessels (small-diameter TEBVs) (<6 mm) in vascular replacement therapy often fails because of early onset thrombosis and long-standing chronic inflammation. The specific inflammation state involved in small-diameter TEBVs transplants remains unclear, and whether promoting inflammation resolution would be useful for small-diameter TEBVs therapy need study. The neural protuberant orientation factor 1 (Netrin-1) is found present in endothelial cells of natural blood vessels and has anti-inflammatory effects. This work generates netrin-1-modified small-diameter TEBVs by using layer-by-layer self-assembly to resolve the inflammation. The results show that netrin-1 reprograms macrophages (MΦ) to assume an anti-inflammatory phenotype and p

SUBMITTER: Li Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5738088 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature