The Wound Healing Capacity Of Undifferentiated And Differentiated Airway Epithelial Cells In Vitro

Congenital or acquired tracheal lesions alter airway epithelial structure and can lead to long-segment tracheal defects. Tissue engineered tracheal grafts (TETG) have the potential to cure such defects; however, clinical applications have been plagued with numerous complications including delayed graft epithelialization. The knowledge that epithelial cells migrate from native tissue to the TETG raises the possibility that TETG performance can be improved by increasing the rate of epithelialization.

Source: International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology - July 6, 2018 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Cynthia M. Schwartz, Braedyn A. Dorn, Selam Habtemariam, Cynthia L. Hill, Tendy Chiang, Susan D. Reynolds Source Type: research