(1) INSERM U 443, Université Victor Segalen Boreaux 2, 146, Rue Léo Saignat, 33076 Bordeaux Cedex, France;(2) Institut Bakoulev, Scientific Center of Cardiovascular Surgery 8, Leninsky Prospect, 117049 Moscow, Russia
Abstract:
The paper deals with the in vitro assessment of endothelial cell (EC) phenotype covering an albumin- and chitosan-coated polyester
fabric and shows that resting ECs express a pro-coagulant phenotype by releasing a high von Willebrand factor level and expressing
low thrombomodulin surface activity, despite maintaining an adequate response to stimulating agents.