Article ; Online: Repairing Volumetric Muscle Loss in the Ovine Peroneus Tertius Following a 6-Month Recovery.
2021 Volume 28, Issue 13-14, Page(s) 606–620
Abstract: Tissue-engineered skeletal muscle is a promising novel therapy for the treatment of volumetric muscle loss (VML). Our laboratory has developed tissue-engineered skeletal muscle units (SMUs) and engineered neural conduits (ENCs), and modularly scaled them ...
| Abstract | Tissue-engineered skeletal muscle is a promising novel therapy for the treatment of volumetric muscle loss (VML). Our laboratory has developed tissue-engineered skeletal muscle units (SMUs) and engineered neural conduits (ENCs), and modularly scaled them to clinically relevant sizes for the treatment of VML in a large animal (sheep) model. In a previous study, we evaluated the effects of the SMUs and ENCs in treating a 30% VML injury in the ovine peroneus tertius muscle after a 3-month recovery period. The goal of the current study was to expand on our 3-month study and evaluate the SMUs and ENCs in restoring muscle function after a 6-month recovery period. Six months after implantation, we found that the repair groups with the SMU (VML+SMU and VML+SMU+ENC) restored muscle mass to a level that was statistically indistinguishable from the uninjured contralateral muscle. In contrast, the muscle mass in the VML-Only group was significantly less than groups repaired with an SMU. Following the 6-month recovery from VML, the maximum tetanic force was significantly lower for all VML injured groups compared with the uninjured contralateral muscle. However, we did demonstrate the ability of our ENCs to effectively regenerate nerve between the distal stump of the native nerve and the repair site in 14 of the 15 animals studied. Impact Statement Volumetric muscle loss (VML) is a clinically relevant problem for which current treatment options are lacking and for which tissue-engineered skeletal muscle presents a promising novel therapeutic option. However, the fabrication of tissues of clinically relevant sizes is necessary for advancement of the technology to the clinic. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of our scaled-up tissue-engineered skeletal muscle to treat VML in a large animal (sheep) model after a 6-month recovery. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Animals ; Muscle, Skeletal/injuries ; Muscular Diseases/therapy ; Prostheses and Implants ; Sheep ; Tissue Engineering |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2021-12-18 |
| Publishing country | United States |
| Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. |
| ZDB-ID | 2420582-5 |
| ISSN | 1937-335X ; 1937-3341 |
| ISSN (online) | 1937-335X |
| ISSN | 1937-3341 |
| DOI | 10.1089/ten.TEA.2021.0187 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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