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Review
. 2017 Feb;14(1):112-124.
doi: 10.1111/iwj.12569. Epub 2016 Feb 1.

The regenerative role of adipose-derived stem cells (ADSC) in plastic and reconstructive surgery

Naghmeh Naderi  1   2 , Emman J Combellack  1   2 , Michelle Griffin  3 , Tina Sedaghati  3 , Muhammad Javed  1   2 , Michael W Findlay  4 , Christopher G Wallace  5 , Afshin Mosahebi  3   6 , Peter Em Butler  6 , Alexander M Seifalian  3 , Iain S Whitaker  1   2
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Review

The regenerative role of adipose-derived stem cells (ADSC) in plastic and reconstructive surgery

Naghmeh Naderi et al. Int Wound J. 2017 Feb.

Abstract

The potential use of stem cell-based therapies for the repair and regeneration of various tissues and organs offers a paradigm shift in plastic and reconstructive surgery. The use of either embryonic stem cells (ESC) or induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) in clinical situations is limited because of regulations and ethical considerations even though these cells are theoretically highly beneficial. Adult mesenchymal stem cells appear to be an ideal stem cell population for practical regenerative medicine. Among these cells, adipose-derived stem cells (ADSC) have the potential to differentiate the mesenchymal, ectodermal and endodermal lineages and are easy to harvest. Additionally, adipose tissue yields a high number of ADSC per volume of tissue. Based on this background knowledge, the purpose of this review is to summarise and describe the proliferation and differentiation capacities of ADSC together with current preclinical data regarding the use of ADSC as regenerative tools in plastic and reconstructive surgery.

Keywords: ADSC; Reconstructive surgery; Stem cells; Tissue engineering.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Scanning electron microscopy image of adipose‐derived stem cells (ADSCs) on a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS)‐modified poly(caprolactone urea‐urethane) (POSS‐PCL) nanocomposite polymer scaffold.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Schematic representation of adipose‐derived stem cell (ADSC) isolation from adipose tissue and/or lipoaspirate. After enzymatic digestion, the effect of the enzyme is reversed by foetal bovine serum (FBS), and the mixture is filtered through a cell strainer. The cell pellet remains after centrifuging the mixture and discarding the supernatant.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Adipose‐derived stem cells (ADSCs) have the potential to differentiate along several lineages and into adipocytes, chondrocytes, osteoblasts, neurons, Schwann cells, vascular endothelial cells and tenogenic cells among other cell and tissue types.
Figure 4
Figure 4
Adipose‐derived stem cells (ADSCs) differentiated into adipocytes – Oil Red O (red) stained (A), osteoblasts – RunX2 (red), collagen I (green) and Dapi (blue) stained (B) and chondrocytes – alcian blue (blue) and neutral red (red) stained (C).
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