Level D· Scientific groundwork from lab and animal studiesAnimal StudyEurope PMC

Carotid repair using autologous adipose-derived endothelial cells

Froehlich H., Gulati R., Boilson B., Witt T., Harbuzariu A., Kleppe L.

Animal Study, published in Stroke (2009) — summary generated from the PubMed abstract.

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Study type
Animal Study
Journal
Stroke (2009)
Reported sample size
—
Source database
Europe PMC
PMID
19286583
PMCID
PMC2674532
DOI
10.1161/strokeaha.108.539932
Citations
13

Abstract (original English)

Background and purpose Adipose tissue is an abundant source of endothelial cells as well as stem and progenitor cells which can develop an endothelial phenotype. It has been demonstrated that these cells have distinct angiogenic properties in vitro and in vivo. However, whether these cells have the capacity to directly improve large vessel form and function after vascular injury remains unknown. To define whether delivery of adipose-derived endothelial cells (ADECs) would improve healing of injured carotid arteries, a rabbit model of acute arterial injury was used. Methods Autologous rabbit ADECs were generated using defined culture conditions. To test the ability of ADECs to enhance carotid artery repair, cells were delivered intraarterially after acute balloon injury. Additional delivery studies were performed after functional selection of cells before delivery. Results After rabbit omental fat harvest and digestion, a proliferative, homogenous, and distinctly endothelial population of ADECs was identified. Direct delivery of autologous ADECs resulted in marked reendothelialization 48 hours after acute vascular injury as compared to saline controls (82.2+/-26.9% versus 4.2+/-3.0% P Conclusions Taken together, these data suggest that ADECs represent an autologous source of proliferative endothelial cells, which demonstrate the capacity to rapidly improve reendothelialization,

What this study does not prove

  • • This study does not prove SVF is an approved treatment or a replacement for standard care.
  • • This is preclinical work; animal or laboratory results cannot be applied to humans.

Evidence level

Evidence from laboratory and animal studies provides groundwork for understanding mechanisms and potential before human studies continue.

How we grade evidence
Carotid ArteriesEndothelium, VascularAdipose TissueCells, CulturedEndothelial CellsAnimalsRabbitsCarotid Artery DiseasesMicroscopy, ConfocalCatheterization

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