Tissue Eng Part C Methods
October 2010
The objectives of this study were to develop a three-dimensional acellular cartilage matrix (ACM) and investigate its possibility for use as a scaffold in cartilage tissue engineering. Bovine articular cartilage was decellularized sequentially with trypsin, nuclease solution, hypotonic buffer, and Triton x 100 solution; molded with freeze-drying process; and cross-linked by ultraviolet irradiation. Histological and biochemical analysis showed that the ACM was devoid of cells and still maintained the collagen and glycosaminoglycan components of cartilage.
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October 2008
Objective: To produce a decellularized cartilage matrix (DCM) and investigate its possibility to be used as a scaffold for tissue engineering.
Methods: Fresh bovine articular cartilage from knee joints was sliced, freeze-dried and freeze-ground into fine powder, and then was treated sequentially with Trypsin, Triton X-100 and hypotonic solution for decellularization. The decellularized matrix was freeze-dried for shaping and cross-linked by UV radiation.
Zhongguo Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi
October 2006
Objective: To observe the effects of Xinshuai Mistura (XM) on plasma angiotensin II (Ang II), atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and N terminal pro- brain natriuretic peptide (Nt-proBNP) in patients with heart failure (HF).
Methods: Fifty-nine patients with HF (NYHA class II-IV) were randomly divided into two groups, the treated group treated with XM and the control group with Wuling Pulvis (WP), both on the base of captopril treatment. The treatment course was two weeks.