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ArticleThe Laryngoscope2024

Tissue-Engineered Implant for Hemilaryngectomy Reconstruction with Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injury.

Troy Wesson, Lujuan Zhang, Rachel A Morrison, Sarah Brookes, Haley Calcagno, Patrick Finnegan, Sherry Voytik-Harbin, Stacey Halum

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Article in The Laryngoscope, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Troy WessonDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.A.ORCID 0000-0002-5945-5881
Lujuan ZhangDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.A.ORCID 0000-0001-8590-7987
Rachel A MorrisonWeldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.A.ORCID 0000-0002-4700-5947
Sarah BrookesWeldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.A.
Haley CalcagnoDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.A.ORCID 0000-0002-8644-9735
Patrick FinneganDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.A.
Sherry Voytik-HarbinWeldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.A.
Stacey HalumDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.A.

Funding

Muscle progenitor cell-based implants for dynamic laryngeal muscle reconstructionR01DC014070 · NIDCD · PURDUE UNIVERSITY · PI HALUM, STACEY L. · 2015 to 2024
$4.9M
Cellular Reinnervation Therapy for Vocal Fold ParalysisR01DC019632 · NIDCD · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI HALUM, STACEY L., VOYTIK-HARBIN, SHERRY L · 2021 to 2025
$3.2M
CLC NIH HHS 5R01DC014070-08CLC NIH HHS 5R01DC019632-02NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC014070NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC019632
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Abstract

objectiveLaryngeal cancer resections often require excision of portions of the larynx along with sacrifice of the ipsilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN). In such cases, there are no reconstructive options that reliably restore laryngeal function, rendering patients with severe functional impairment. To address this unmet clinical need, we extend our evaluation of a 3-implant mucosal, muscle, cartilage reconstruction approach aimed at promoting functional laryngeal restoration in a porcine hemilaryngectomy model with ipsilateral RLN transection.

methodsSix Yucatan mini-pigs underwent full-thickness hemilaryngectomies with RLN transection followed by transmural reconstruction using fabricated collagen polymeric mucosal, muscle, and cartilage replacements. To determine the effect of adding therapeutic cell populations, subsets of animals received collagen muscle implants containing motor-endplate-expressing muscle progenitor cells (MEEs) and/or collagen cartilage implants containing adipose stem cell (ASC)-derived chondrocyte-like cells. Acoustic vocalization and laryngeal electromyography (L-EMG) provided functional assessments and histopathological analysis with immunostaining was used to characterize the tissue response.

resultsFive of six animals survived the 4-week postoperative period with weight gain, airway maintenance, and audible phonation. No tracheostomy or feeding tube was required. Gross and histological assessments of all animals revealed implant integration and regenerative remodeling of airway mucosa epithelium, muscle, and cartilage in the absence of a material-mediated foreign body reaction or biodegradation. Early voice and L-EMG data were suggestive of positive functional outcomes.

conclusionLaryngeal reconstruction with collagen polymeric mucosa, muscle, and cartilage replacements may provide effective restoration of function after hemilaryngectomy with RLN transection. Future preclinical studies should focus on long-term functional outcomes. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: NA Laryngoscope, 134:4604-4613, 2024.

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LaryngectomyRecurrent Laryngeal Nerve InjuriesTissue EngineeringAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalElectromyographyPlastic Surgery ProceduresProstheses and ImplantsRecurrent Laryngeal NerveSwineSwine, Miniaturecollagenhemilaryngectomylarynxmuscle progenitor cellsrecurrent laryngeal nerve injuryreinnervation

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PMID38989732
PMCPMC11529076

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