First quantification of alpha-Gal epitope in current glutaraldehyde-fixed heart valve bioprostheses

Double knockout pigs deficient in N-glycolylneuraminic acid and Galactose α-1,3-Galactose reduce the humoral barrier to xenotransplantation

(2013) Andrew J. Lutz et al.   XENOTRANSPLANTATION

Alpha-Gal detectors in xenotransplantation research: a word of caution

(2012) Filippo Naso et al.   XENOTRANSPLANTATION

Porcine vena cava as an alternative to bovine pericardium in bioprosthetic percutaneous heart valves

(2011) Amy E. Munnelly et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Complement Proteins C3 and C4 Bind to Collagen and Elastin in the Vascular Wall: A Potential Role in Vascular Stiffness and Atherosclerosis

(2011) Kelly J. Shields et al.   CTS-Clinical and Translational Science

Immune Response in Patients Receiving a Bioprosthetic Heart Valve: Lack of Response with Decellularized Valves

(2011) Oliver Bloch et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A

First quantitative assay of alpha-Gal in soft tissues: Presence and distribution of the epitope before and after cell removal from xenogeneic heart valves

(2010) F. Naso et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

The fate of Hancock II porcine valve recipients 25 years after implant☆

(2010) Carlo Valfrè et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY

On the biomechanics of heart valve function

(2009) Michael S. Sacks et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

Gal knockout pig pericardium: New source of material for heart valve bioprostheses

(2009) Nermine Lila et al.   JOURNAL OF HEART AND LUNG TRANSPLANTATION

Sensitive and Specific Detection of the Non-Human Sialic Acid N-Glycolylneuraminic Acid In Human Tissues and Biotherapeutic Products

(2009) Sandra L. Diaz et al.   PLoS One

Alpha-Gal Specific IgG Immune Response after Implantation of Bioprostheses

(2009) A. Mangold et al.   THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGEON

The effect of glycosaminoglycan stabilization on tissue buckling in bioprosthetic heart valves

(2008) Sagar R. Shah et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Diversity in specificity, abundance, and composition of anti-Neu5Gc antibodies in normal humans: Potential implications for disease

(2008) V. Padler-Karavani et al.   GLYCOBIOLOGY

Collagen fibril architecture, domain organization, and triple-helical conformation govern its proteolysis

(2008) S. Perumal et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Prosthetic heart valves: Catering for the few

(2007) Peter Zilla et al.   BIOMATERIALS