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Biomechanical properties of hybrid heart valve prosthesis utilizing the pigs that do not express the galactose-α-1,3-galactose (α-Gal) antigen derived tissue and tissue engineering technique

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The aim of the study was to estimate the biomechanical properties of heart valves conduit derived from transgenic pigs to determine the usefulness for the preparation of tissue-engineered heart valves. The acellular aortic and pulmonary valve conduits from transgenic pigs were used to estimate the biomechanical properties of the valve. Non-transgenic porcine heart valve conduits were used as a reference. The biomechanics stability of acellular valve conduits decreased both for the transgenic and non-transgenic porcine valves. The energy required to break the native pulmonary valve derived from transgenic pigs was higher (20,475 ± 7,600 J m−2) compared with native non-transgenic pigs (12,140 ± 5,370 J m−2). After acellularization, the energy to break the valves decreased to 14,600 and 8,800 J m−2 for the transgenic pulmonary valve and non-transgenic valve, respectively. The native transgenic pulmonary valve showed a higher extensibility (42.70 %) than the non-transgenic pulmonary valve (35.50 %); the extensibility decreased after acellularization to 41.1 and 31.5 % for the transgenic and non-transgenic valves, respectively. The pulmonary valves derived from transgenic pigs demonstrate better biomechanical properties compared with non-transgenic. Heart valves derived from transgenic pigs can be valuable for the preparation of tissue-engineered bioprostheses, because of their biomechanical properties, stability, reduced immune response, making them safer for clinical applications.

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This work was supported by Grant Applied Research Programme of the National Centre for Research and Development NR 13 0075 06.

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  1. Bioengineering Laboratory, Heart Prosthesis Institute, Wolnosci 345a, 41-800, Zabrze, Poland

    Piotr Wilczek, Anna Lesiak, Aleksandra Niemiec-Cyganek, Barbara Kubin, Aldona Mzyk & Michalina Gramatyka

  2. Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Dojazd 11, 60-632, Poznan, Poland

    Ryszard Slomski

  3. Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, Silesian Centre for Heart Disease, M. Curie-Sklodowska 9, 41-800, Zabrze, Poland

    Jerzy Nozynski

  4. Department of Animal Physiology and Ecotoxicology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Silesia, Bankowa 9, 40-007, Katowice, Poland

    Grazyna Wilczek

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Wilczek, P., Lesiak, A., Niemiec-Cyganek, A. et al. Biomechanical properties of hybrid heart valve prosthesis utilizing the pigs that do not express the galactose-α-1,3-galactose (α-Gal) antigen derived tissue and tissue engineering technique. J Mater Sci: Mater Med 26, 4 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10856-014-5329-7

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