Avian lungs: A novel scaffold for lung bioengineering.

Allogeneic lung transplant is limited both by the shortage of available donor lungs and by the lack of suitable long-term lung assist devices to bridge patients to lung transplantation. Avian lungs have different structure and mechanics resulting in more efficient gas exchange than mammalian lungs....

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Main Authors: Sean M Wrenn, Ethan D Griswold, Franziska E Uhl, Juan J Uriarte, Heon E Park, Amy L Coffey, Jacob S Dearborn, Bethany A Ahlers, Bin Deng, Ying-Wai Lam, Dryver R Huston, Patrick C Lee, Darcy E Wagner, Daniel J Weiss
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0198956
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author Sean M Wrenn
Ethan D Griswold
Franziska E Uhl
Juan J Uriarte
Heon E Park
Amy L Coffey
Jacob S Dearborn
Bethany A Ahlers
Bin Deng
Ying-Wai Lam
Dryver R Huston
Patrick C Lee
Darcy E Wagner
Daniel J Weiss
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Franziska E Uhl
Juan J Uriarte
Heon E Park
Amy L Coffey
Jacob S Dearborn
Bethany A Ahlers
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Ying-Wai Lam
Dryver R Huston
Patrick C Lee
Darcy E Wagner
Daniel J Weiss
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description Allogeneic lung transplant is limited both by the shortage of available donor lungs and by the lack of suitable long-term lung assist devices to bridge patients to lung transplantation. Avian lungs have different structure and mechanics resulting in more efficient gas exchange than mammalian lungs. Decellularized avian lungs, recellularized with human lung cells, could therefore provide a powerful novel gas exchange unit for potential use in pulmonary therapeutics. To initially assess this in both small and large avian lung models, chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) and emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) lungs were decellularized using modifications of a detergent-based protocol, previously utilized with mammalian lungs. Light and electron microscopy, vascular and airway resistance, quantitation and gel analyses of residual DNA, and immunohistochemical and mass spectrometric analyses of remaining extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins demonstrated maintenance of lung structure, minimal residual DNA, and retention of major ECM proteins in the decellularized scaffolds. Seeding with human bronchial epithelial cells, human pulmonary vascular endothelial cells, human mesenchymal stromal cells, and human lung fibroblasts demonstrated initial cell attachment on decellularized avian lungs and growth over a 7-day period. These initial studies demonstrate that decellularized avian lungs may be a feasible approach for generating functional lung tissue for clinical therapeutics.
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spelling doaj-art-80f892ca7b434e1b9ecb60e294c6a5912025-08-20T03:04:38ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032018-01-01136e019895610.1371/journal.pone.0198956Avian lungs: A novel scaffold for lung bioengineering.Sean M WrennEthan D GriswoldFranziska E UhlJuan J UriarteHeon E ParkAmy L CoffeyJacob S DearbornBethany A AhlersBin DengYing-Wai LamDryver R HustonPatrick C LeeDarcy E WagnerDaniel J WeissAllogeneic lung transplant is limited both by the shortage of available donor lungs and by the lack of suitable long-term lung assist devices to bridge patients to lung transplantation. Avian lungs have different structure and mechanics resulting in more efficient gas exchange than mammalian lungs. Decellularized avian lungs, recellularized with human lung cells, could therefore provide a powerful novel gas exchange unit for potential use in pulmonary therapeutics. To initially assess this in both small and large avian lung models, chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) and emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) lungs were decellularized using modifications of a detergent-based protocol, previously utilized with mammalian lungs. Light and electron microscopy, vascular and airway resistance, quantitation and gel analyses of residual DNA, and immunohistochemical and mass spectrometric analyses of remaining extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins demonstrated maintenance of lung structure, minimal residual DNA, and retention of major ECM proteins in the decellularized scaffolds. Seeding with human bronchial epithelial cells, human pulmonary vascular endothelial cells, human mesenchymal stromal cells, and human lung fibroblasts demonstrated initial cell attachment on decellularized avian lungs and growth over a 7-day period. These initial studies demonstrate that decellularized avian lungs may be a feasible approach for generating functional lung tissue for clinical therapeutics.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0198956
spellingShingle Sean M Wrenn
Ethan D Griswold
Franziska E Uhl
Juan J Uriarte
Heon E Park
Amy L Coffey
Jacob S Dearborn
Bethany A Ahlers
Bin Deng
Ying-Wai Lam
Dryver R Huston
Patrick C Lee
Darcy E Wagner
Daniel J Weiss
Avian lungs: A novel scaffold for lung bioengineering.
PLoS ONE
title Avian lungs: A novel scaffold for lung bioengineering.
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title_short Avian lungs: A novel scaffold for lung bioengineering.
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url https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0198956
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