
Several acquired or congenital pathological conditions can affect skeletal muscle leading to volumetric muscle loss (VML), i.e., an irreversible loss of muscle mass and function. Decellularized tissues are natural scaffolds derived from tissues or organs, in which the cellular and nuclear contents are eliminated, but the tridimensional (3D) structure and composition of the extracellular matrix (ECM) are preserved. Such scaffolds retain biological activity, are biocompatible and do not show immune rejection upon allogeneic or xenogeneic transplantation. An increase number of reports suggest that decellularized tissues/organs are promising candidates for clinical application in patients affected by VML. Here we explore the different strategies used to generate decellularized matrix and their therapeutic outcome when applied to treat VML conditions, both in patients and in animal models. The wide variety of VML models, source of tissue and methods of decellularization have led to discrepant results. Our review study evaluates the biological and clinical significance of reported studies, with the final aim to clarify the main aspects that should be taken into consideration for the future application of decellularized tissues in the treatment of VML conditions.
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, 3101 Biochemistry and cell biology, Chemistry, Multidisciplinary, 0699 Other Biological Sciences, Review, ANGIOGENESIS, SATELLITE CELLS, skeletal muscle regeneration, 0399 Other Chemical Sciences, EXTRACELLULAR-MATRIX, Animals, Humans, Regeneration, Acellular muscle, BIOMATERIALS, Acellular muscle; Acellular tissue; Decellularized muscle; Decellularized tissue; Skeletal muscle engineering; Skeletal muscle regeneration; Tissue engineering; Volumetric muscle loss; Allografts; Animals; Extracellular Matrix; Heterografts; Humans; Muscles; Regeneration, 3404 Medicinal and biomolecular chemistry, volumetric muscle loss, 0604 Genetics, Science & Technology, decellularized muscle, Chemical Physics, SCAFFOLD, Muscles, Allografts, Extracellular Matrix, STEM-CELL NICHE, MODEL, REPLACEMENT, Chemistry, 3107 Microbiology, DIFFERENTIATION, tissue engineering, Physical Sciences, acellular tissue, SKELETAL-MUSCLE, Heterografts, decellularized tissue, skeletal muscle engineering, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, acellular muscle, STEM-CELLS
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, 3101 Biochemistry and cell biology, Chemistry, Multidisciplinary, 0699 Other Biological Sciences, Review, ANGIOGENESIS, SATELLITE CELLS, skeletal muscle regeneration, 0399 Other Chemical Sciences, EXTRACELLULAR-MATRIX, Animals, Humans, Regeneration, Acellular muscle, BIOMATERIALS, Acellular muscle; Acellular tissue; Decellularized muscle; Decellularized tissue; Skeletal muscle engineering; Skeletal muscle regeneration; Tissue engineering; Volumetric muscle loss; Allografts; Animals; Extracellular Matrix; Heterografts; Humans; Muscles; Regeneration, 3404 Medicinal and biomolecular chemistry, volumetric muscle loss, 0604 Genetics, Science & Technology, decellularized muscle, Chemical Physics, SCAFFOLD, Muscles, Allografts, Extracellular Matrix, STEM-CELL NICHE, MODEL, REPLACEMENT, Chemistry, 3107 Microbiology, DIFFERENTIATION, tissue engineering, Physical Sciences, acellular tissue, SKELETAL-MUSCLE, Heterografts, decellularized tissue, skeletal muscle engineering, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, acellular muscle, STEM-CELLS
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