Abstract
Cultured skin substitutes (CSS) consisting of fibroblasts, keratinocytes, and biopolymers are an adjunctive treatment for large burns. Because CSS lack a vascular plexus, they vascularize more slowly than split-thickness autografts. Previously, CSS were prepared with dermal microvascular endothelial cells (ECs), which formed vascular analogs at a low frequency but did not contribute to increased vascularization after grafting. The present study addressed whether keratinocytes genetically modified to overexpress vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), an endothelial cell mitogen, could improve the persistence and organization of ECs in CSS. CSS were prepared with control or VEGF-modified keratinocytes, with (CSS + ECs) or without added ECs, and were grafted to full-thickness wounds in athymic mice. Elevated VEGF expression was detected in VEGF-modified CSS and CSS + ECs compared with controls, but no significant difference in EC density in vitro was observed. After grafting, VEGF-modified CSS and CSS + ECs showed enhanced vascularization, and organization of human ECs into multicellular structures in CSS + ECs was observed. However, VEGF overexpression did not significantly enhance the proliferation of human ECs, suggesting t...Continue Reading
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