Level C· Early human research exploring benefitsCohort StudyPubMedOpen access

Clinical Evaluation of an Off-the-Shelf Allogeneic Adipose Matrix for Soft Tissue Reconstruction.

Kokai LE., Sivak WN., Schilling BK., Karunamurthy A., Egro FM., Schusterman MA.

Cohort Study, published in Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open (2020) — summary generated from the PubMed abstract.

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Study type
Cohort Study
Journal
Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open (2020)
Country
United States
Reported sample size
—
Source database
PubMed
PMID
32095393
PMCID
PMC7015604
DOI
10.1097/GOX.0000000000002574
Citations
32

Abstract (original English)

Biomaterials derived from human adipose extracellular matrix have shown promise in vitro and in animal studies as an off-the-shelf adipogenic matrix for sustained volume replacement. Herein, we report the results of a randomized prospective study conducted with allograft adipose matrix (AAM) grafted into the pannus of presurgical abdominoplasty patients 3 or 6 months before scheduled surgery. This is the first report of a longitudinal histologic analysis of AAM in clinical use. Methods Ten healthy patients undergoing elective abdominoplasty were recruited to receive AAM before surgery. Enrolled subjects were randomized into either a 3-month follow-up cohort or a 6-month follow-up cohort. Subjects were monitored for adverse events associated with AAM grafting in addition to undergoing serial biopsy. Following surgical excision of the pannus, representative samples from the AAM surgical sites were stained and evaluated with hematoxylin and eosin for tissue morphology, Masson's trichrome for collagen, and perilipin for adipocytes. Results All subjects tolerated AAM with no severe adverse events reported. At 3 months following implantation, AAM remained visible within the confines of the subjects' native surrounding adipose tissue with sparse adipocytes apparent within the matrix. By 6 months, AAM had remodeled and was primarily composed of perilipin-positive adipocytes. Histologic

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