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CA 1309646

TJU-82 METHOD OF DETERMINING ENDOTHELIAL CELL COVERAGE OF A PROSTHETIC SURFACE ABSTRACT Determination of the effectiveness of endothelial cell seeding upon a vascular graft surface within the operating room environment would be desirable to maintain quality control in any clinical trial, In this study, five fluorescent stains, mithramycin, Hoechst 33342, sulfofluorescein diacetate, Nile red, and rhodamine 123 were evaluated for their ability to fluorescently label endothelial cells on graft material and subsequently allow determination of seeded cell number and cell spreading. Of these agents, rhodamine 123 produced the most desirable characteristics. It allowed excellent cell visualization after a 30 minute incubation. Unlike the other four stains, using rhodamine 123 caused the cellular cytoplasm to fluoresce bright orange at a 510 nm excitation wavelength while the underlying dacron or expanded polytetrafluoroethylene demonstrated minimal autofluorescence. No inhibitory effact on cell attachment to plastic or subsequent cell growth in culture was observed. This technique can be utilized in the operating room to visualize part or all of an endothelial cell-seeded graft and to permit a quantitative as well as qualitative evaluation of the seeding process. - 22 -

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