Affiliation:
1. Federal State Budgetary Institution “Research Institute for Complex Issues of Cardiovascular Diseases”
Abstract
HighlightsImmune processes and mechanisms underlying bioprosthetic heart valve degeneration and rejection of allografts and xenografts are similar.Manufacturers and surgeons can implement effective approaches to prevent immune rejection in the process of production and implantation of prosthetic heart valves in order to delay the process of structural valve degeneration. AbstractBioprosthetic heart valves (BHV) are characterized by low thrombogenicity, thus circumventing the need for long‐term anticoagulation. However, BHV lifespan is limited to 10–15 years because its tissue components are subject to degeneration. Recent research data indicate that immune responses forming the basis of humoral and cellular rejection of allografts and xenografts play a major role in the development of structural valve degeneration (SVD). This review summarizes up-to-date data on immune processes involved in SVD pathogenesis. Moreover, the latest achievements in the development of strategies to reduce the immunogenicity of BHV, such as data on immune compatibility of allogeneic material and the process of deriving low immunogenic biomaterial from genetically modified animals, decellularization of BHV, and the ways of slowing the process of degeneration are analyzed.
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