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    Skin Rejuvenation with Non-Invasive Pulsed Electric Fields
    (Nature Publishing Group, 2015) Golberg, Alexander; Khan, S; Belov, Vasily; Quinn, Kyle P.; Albadawi, Hassan; Felix Broelsch, G.; Watkins, Michael; Georgakoudi, Irene; Papisov, Mikhail; Mihm Jr., Martin C.; Austen Jr., William G.; Yarmush, Martin
    Degenerative skin diseases affect one third of individuals over the age of sixty. Current therapies use various physical and chemical methods to rejuvenate skin; but since the therapies affect many tissue components including cells and extracellular matrix, they may also induce significant side effects, such as scarring. Here we report on a new, non-invasive, non-thermal technique to rejuvenate skin with pulsed electric fields. The fields destroy cells while simultaneously completely preserving the extracellular matrix architecture and releasing multiple growth factors locally that induce new cells and tissue growth. We have identified the specific pulsed electric field parameters in rats that lead to prominent proliferation of the epidermis, formation of microvasculature, and secretion of new collagen at treated areas without scarring. Our results suggest that pulsed electric fields can improve skin function and thus can potentially serve as a novel non-invasive skin therapy for multiple degenerative skin diseases.
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    Photochemical Tissue Passivation Reduces Vein Graft Intimal Hyperplasia in a Swine Model of Arteriovenous Bypass Grafting
    (John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2016) Goldstone, Robert N.; McCormack, Michael; Khan, S; Salinas, Harry M.; Meppelink, Amanda; Randolph, Mark; Watkins, Michael; Redmond, Robert; Austen, William
    Background: Bypass grafting remains the standard of care for coronary artery disease and severe lower extremity ischemia. Efficacy is limited by poor long‐term venous graft patency secondary to intimal hyperplasia (IH) caused by venous injury upon exposure to arterial pressure. We investigate whether photochemical tissue passivation (PTP) treatment of vein grafts modulates smooth muscle cell (SMC) proliferation and migration, and inhibits development of IH. Methods and Results: PTP was performed at increasing fluences up to 120 J/cm2 on porcine veins. Tensiometry performed to assess vessel elasticity/stiffness showed increased stiffness with increasing fluence until plateauing at 90 J/cm2 (median, interquartile range [IQR]). At 90 J/cm2, PTP‐treated vessels had a 10‐fold greater Young's modulus than untreated controls (954 [IQR, 2217] vs 99 kPa [IQR, 63]; P=0.03). Each pig received a PTP‐treated and untreated carotid artery venous interposition graft. At 4‐weeks, intimal/medial areas were assessed. PTP reduced the degree of IH by 66% and medial hypertrophy by 49%. Intimal area was 3.91 (IQR, 1.2) and 1.3 mm2 (IQR, 0.97; P≤0.001) in untreated and PTP‐treated grafts, respectively. Medial area was 9.2 (IQR, 3.2) and 4.7 mm2 (IQR, 2.0; P≤0.001) in untreated and PTP‐treated grafts, respectively. Immunohistochemistry was performed to assess alpha‐smooth muscle actin (SMA) and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA). Objectively, there were less SMA‐positive cells within the intima/media of PTP‐treated vessels than controls. There was an increase in PCNA‐positive cells within control vein grafts (18% [IQR, 5.3]) versus PTP‐treated vein grafts (5% [IQR, 0.9]; P=0.02). Conclusions: By strengthening vein grafts, PTP decreases SMC proliferation and migration, thereby reducing IH.