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Progress in Preclinical Research on Uterus Bioengineering That Utilizes Scaffolds Derived from Decellularized Uterine Tissue
University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
University of Gothenburg, Sweden; Stockholm IVF-EUGIN, Sweden.
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Materials and Production, Product Realisation Methodology. University of Gothenburg, Sweden; Sahlgrenska Hospital, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3323-5618
2022 (English)In: Biomedical Materials & DevicesArticle in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

During the last decade, uterus transplantation has evolved as the first treatment for absolute uterine factor infertility, caused by absence of a functional uterus. Current challenges in the area of uterus transplantation are organ shortage and side effects of immunosuppression. These hurdles may be solved with novel tissue engineering technologies to produce a uterus from stem cells. For example, the development of patient-specific grafts using a biomaterial together with the patient’s own cells might be utilized for a partial uterus repair therapy or a whole bioengineered uterus might be developed to replace an allogeneic graft in a uterus transplantation setting. During recent years, uterus bioengineering strategies with scaffolds based on decellularized tissue have been particularly assessed. Decellularization protocols were established for both small and large animal models, including the human uterus. Promising in vivo results using such scaffolds to repair a partially injured uterus showed restoration of fertility in rodent models. Scaffold generation protocols and recellularization methodologies including various cell sources are currently being optimized and translated to more clinically relevant injury models in large animals. This review provides a summary of the progress made to date, based on use of decellularized uterine tissue for uterus repair.

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2022.
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Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine
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URN: urn:nbn:se:ri:diva-63526DOI: 10.1007/s44174-022-00036-xOAI: oai:DiVA.org:ri-63526DiVA, id: diva2:1731959
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he authors receive fnancial support to conduct uterus bioengineering research by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg foundation, the Swedish research council (VR: 116008), the ALF-agreement (between the Swedish government and the county council), the Adlerbertska, Hjalmar Svensson, and Wilhelm & Martina Lundgrens research foundations.

Available from: 2023-01-30 Created: 2023-01-30 Last updated: 2025-09-23Bibliographically approved

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