Post-implantation evidence of persistence/origin of electrostatically seeded endothelial cells

Authors

Gary Bowlin, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityFollow
Charles Fields, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityFollow
Anthony Cassano, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityFollow
Cynthia Allen, Virginia Commonwealth University
Andrew Meyer, Virginia Commonwealth University
Stanley Rittgers, Virginia Commonwealth University
Raymond Makhoul, Virginia Commonwealth University

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to provide evidence of the persistence of electrostatically seeded endothelial cells (EC) lining an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (e-PTFE) graft after implantation in a canine femoral artery bypass model. This study also confirmed the origin (seeding inoculum) of the ECs which initiate neointimal formation. The evidence was obtained by visualizing a PKH26 (fluorescent) label incorporated in the EC membranes.

Publication Title

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Recommended Citation

Bowlin, G., Fields, C., Cassano, A., Allen, C., Meyer, A., Rittgers, S., & Makhoul, R. (2000). Post-implantation evidence of persistence/origin of electrostatically seeded endothelial cells. Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 28 (SUPPL. 1) Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/facpubs/12746