Mitigation of Fibrosis after Myocardial Infarction in Rats by Using a Porcine Cholecyst Extracellular Matrix

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Comparative Medicine

Abstract

Fibrosis that occurs after nonfatal myocardial infarction (MI) is an irreversible reparative cardiac tissue remodeling process characterized by progressive deposition of highly cross-linked type I collagen. No currently available therapeutic strategy prevents or reverses MI-associated fibrotic scarring of myocardium. In this study, we used an epicardial graft prepared of porcine cholecystic extracellular matrix to treat experimental nonfatal MI in rats. Graft-assisted healing was characterized by reduced fibrosis, with scanty deposition of type I collagen. Histologically, the tissue response was associated with a favorable regenerative reaction predominated by CD4-positive helper T lymphocytes, enhanced angiogenesis, and infiltration of proliferating cells. These observations indicate that porcine cholecystic extracellular matrix delayed the fibrotic reaction and support its use as a potential biomaterial for mitigating fibrosis after MI. Delaying the progression of cardiac tissue remodeling may widen the therapeutic window for management of scarring after MI.

First Page

311

Last Page

322

DOI

10.30802/AALAS-CM-22-000097

Publication Date

8-1-2023

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