Subcutaneous transplantation of human thyroid tissue into a pre-vascularized Cell Pouch™ device in a Mus musculus model : Evidence of viability and function for thyroid transplantation

This study aimed to investigate the survival and efficacy indicators of human thyroid tissue transplantation into a retrievable, prevascularized implanted Sernova Corp Cell Pouch™ (CP) device. Thyroid tissue from human donors was transplanted subcutaneously into the pre-implanted CP device or into the subcutaneous (SC) space alone as a control in a nude Mus musculus model. Transplanted M. musculus were monitored for human serum thyroglobulin (TG) levels for 3 months until the transplants were removed for histological assessment. Human thyroid tissue survived and continued to produce TG in transplanted nude M. musculus in the CP, with no adverse events. CP transplants exhibited more persistent and robust production of human TG than tissue placed in the SC space alone from 3 to 13 weeks post transplantation. Fresh thyroid transplants had better survival and function compared to cryopreserved transplants. Thyroid transplant viability correlated with TG levels at 3 months post-transplant (p = 0.03). Immunofluorescence staining of transplants for TG and TPO localized in thyroid follicles. Human thyroid tissue transplanted into the subcutaneously implanted pre-vascularized CP in nude M. musculus survived and continued to produce robust and persistent human TG and warrants further investigation as a treatment for postoperative hypothyroidism.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:17

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PloS one - 17(2022), 1 vom: 21., Seite e0262345

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wiseman, Sam M [VerfasserIn]
Memarnejadian, Arash [VerfasserIn]
Boyce, Guilaine K [VerfasserIn]
Nguyen, Anne [VerfasserIn]
Walker, Blair A [VerfasserIn]
Holmes, Daniel T [VerfasserIn]
Welch, Ian D [VerfasserIn]
Mazzuca, Delfina M [VerfasserIn]
Toleikis, Philip M [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 21.02.2022

Date Revised 21.02.2022

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1371/journal.pone.0262345

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NLM335858457