Decellularized scaffolds present promising biomimetic approaches in various fields of tissue engineering. Different tissues have been selected for decellularization, among them extracellular matrix (ECM)-rich tissues such as tendons, ligaments and cartilage. The dense ECM of ligaments is particularly challenging to achieve a completely non-immunogenic ECM void of any cells. Here, the methods for decellularization adapted to ligamentous tissue of the iliotibial band (ITB) are presented along with cell isolation and several recolonization techniques using allogenic ITB-derived fibroblasts or mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs).
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Gögele, C., Schwarz, S., Ondruschka, B., Hammer, N., & Schulze-Tanzil, G. (2018). Decellularized iliotibial band recolonized with allogenic homotopic fibroblasts or bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells. In Methods in Molecular Biology (Vol. 1577, pp. 55–69). Humana Press Inc. https://doi.org/10.1007/7651_2017_30
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