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Rapid endothelialization and regulation of smooth muscle cell proliferation are crucial for small-diameter vascular grafts to address poor compliance, thromboembolism, and intimal hyperplasia, and achieve revascularization. As a gaseous signaling molecule, nitric oxide (NO) regulates cardiovascular homeostasis, inhibits blood clotting and intimal hyperplasia, and promotes the growth of endothelial cells. Due to the instability and burst release of small molecular NO donors, a novel biomacromolecular donor has generated increasing interest. In the study, a low toxic NO donor of S-nitrosated keratin (KSNO) was first synthesized and then coelectrospun with poly(ε-caprolactone) to afford NO-releasing small-diameter vascular graft. PCL/KSNO graft was capable to generate NO under the catalysis of ascorbic acid (Asc), so the graft selectively elevated adhesion and growth of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs), while inhibited the proliferation of human aortic smooth muscle cells (HASMCs) in the presence of Asc. In addition, the graft displayed significant antibacterial properties and good blood compatibility. Animal experiments showed that the biocomposite graft could inhibit thrombus formation and preserve normal blood flow via single rabbit carotid artery replacement for 1 month. More importantly, a complete endothelium was observed on the lumen surface. Taken together, PCL/KSNO small-diameter vascular graft has potential applications in vascular tissue engineering with rapid endothelialization and vascular remolding. Copyright © 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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Pengfei Li, Dawei Jin, Jie Dou, Lijuan Wang, Yanfang Wang, Xingxing Jin, Xiao Han, Inn-Kyu Kang, Jiang Yuan, Jian Shen, Meng Yin. Nitric oxide-releasing poly(ε-caprolactone)/S-nitrosylated keratin biocomposite scaffolds for potential small-diameter vascular grafts. International journal of biological macromolecules. 2021 Oct 31;189:516-527

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