Surfactant-Free Decellularization of Porcine Aortic Tissue by Subcritical Dimethyl Ether

Hideki Kanda, Daigo Ando, Rintaro Hoshino, Tetsuya Yamamoto, Wahyudiono, Shogo Suzuki, Satoshi Shinohara, Motonobu Goto

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Abstract

Porcine aortic tissue was decellularized by subcritical dimethyl ether (DME) used as an alternative to the surfactant sodium dodecyl sulfate. The process included three steps. For the first step, lipids were extracted from the porcine aorta using subcritical DME at 23 °C with a DME pressure of 0.56 MPa. Next, DME was evaporated from the aorta under atmospheric pressure and temperature. The second step involved DNA fragmentation by DNase, which was primarily identical to the common method. For the third step, similar to the common method, DNA fragments were removed by washing with water and ethanol. After 3 days of DNase treatment, the amount of DNA remaining in the porcine aorta was 40 ng/dry-mg, which was lower than the standard value of 50 ng/mg-dry. Hematoxylin and eosin staining showed that most cell nuclei were removed from the aorta. These results demonstrate that subcritical DME eliminates the need to utilize surfactants.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)13417-13425
Number of pages9
JournalACS Omega
Volume6
Issue number20
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021 May 25
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Chemistry(all)
  • Chemical Engineering(all)

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