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    Cell-cell and cell-matrix adhesion molecules in human heart and lung transplants

    The interaction of immune cells with endothelial and target cells and extracellular matrix in human organ transplants is regulated by a number of receptor-ligand molecules. The molecules mediating intercellula...

    Gustav Steinhoff, Axel Haverich in Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry (1995)

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    Engineering of a miniature 3-D hepatic cell plate culture model

    The development of primary liver cell culture techniques has a long standing history that has contributed significantly to our current knowledge about the relevance of individual aspects of the hepatic microen...

    Augustinus Bader, Erich Knop, Axel Haverich in The Hepatocyte Review (2000)

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    Diazepam metabolism and albumin secretion of porcine hepatocytes in collagen-sandwich after cryopreservation

    Cryopreserved porcine hepatocytes in collagen cultures secreted albumin (up to 98 ± 3 μg ml−1; non-cryopreserved controls: 100 ± 9 μg ml−1) and metabolised diazepam (67.5% ± 7.5% of initially applied diazepam are...

    Najibulla Karim, Christina Allmeling, Jan-Georg Hengstler in Biotechnology Letters (2000)

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    Scalable expansion of human pluripotent stem cells in suspension culture

    Routine commercial and clinical applications of human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) and their progenies will require increasing cell quantities that cannot be provided by conventional adherent culture technol...

    Robert Zweigerdt, Ruth Olmer, Harmeet Singh, Axel Haverich in Nature Protocols (2011)

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    Decellularized Vascular Grafts

    Cardiovascular disease is one of the main causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide. The “gold standard” for the replacement/repair of diseased blood vessels is substitution with autologous vessels. However,...

    Sotiria Toumpaniari, Andres Hilfiker, Axel Haverich in Tissue-Engineered Vascular Grafts (2020)

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    Matched comparison of decellularized homografts and bovine jugular vein conduits for pulmonary valve replacement in congenital heart disease

    For decades, bovine jugular vein conduits (BJV) and classic cryopreserved homografts have been the two most widely used options for pulmonary valve replacement (PVR) in congenital heart disease. More recently,...

    Dmitry Bobylev, Alexander Horke, Murat Avsar, Tomislav Cvitkovic in Cell and Tissue Banking (2024)