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Autologous skin reconstruction by combining epidermis and acellular dermal matrix tissue derived from the skin of giant congenital melanocytic nevi

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Giant congenital melanocytic nevi (GCMN) are defined as nevi greater than 20 cm in diameter. It is difficult to completely remove GCMN because of the lack of available skin grafts for covering the resultant defects. This study examined whether it is possible to produce reconstructed skin by combining epidermal and acellular dermal matrix (ADM) tissue derived from excised GCMN. GCMN skin samples were obtained with the informed consent of volunteer patients. The abilities of hypertonic saline (1 N NaCl), 0.05 % trypsin, 0.1 % SDS (sodium dodecyl sulfate), and phosphate buffered saline (PBS) to decellularize GCMN tissue were compared. The specimens were incubated in one of the test solutions at 37 °C for 48 h, before being washed with PBS at 4 °C for 14 days. Residual nuclei, residual DNA, nevus tissue viability, and the structural integrity of the basement membrane and capillaries were evaluated before treatment, and after 48 h’ treatment with or without 7 or 14 days’ washing. We tried to produce reconstructed skin by combining the resultant ADM with enzymatically separated GCMN epidermal tissue. The histological structure of the reconstructed skin was examined after it had been cultured for 5 days. In the SDS group, most cells had been removed after 48 h, and the DNA content of the ADM was significantly lower than in the other groups. As for viability, no significant difference was detected among the groups. The basement membrane and capillaries remained intact in all groups. After 5 days’ culturing, the epidermis had become attached to the ADM in all groups, except the SDS group. SDS displayed a superior decellularization ability compared with the other methods; however, it cannot be used to produce reconstructed skin because of its toxicity. In conclusion, we produced reconstructed skin that was devoid of nevus cells by combining GCMN epidermal tissue with GCMN-derived ADM produced with NaCl or trypsin. This is a promising treatment strategy for giant nevus.

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This study was supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research.

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    Pham Hieu Liem, Naoki Morimoto, Ran Ito, Katsuya Kawai & Shigehiko Suzuki

  2. Department of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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Liem, P.H., Morimoto, N., Ito, R. et al. Autologous skin reconstruction by combining epidermis and acellular dermal matrix tissue derived from the skin of giant congenital melanocytic nevi. J Artif Organs 16, 332–342 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10047-013-0708-2

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