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Dedifferentiation of Human Adipocytes After Fat Transplantation.

Chai Y., Chen Y., Yin B., Zhang X., Han X., Cai L.

Prospective Study, published in Aesthet Surg J (2022) — summary generated from the PubMed abstract.

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Study type
Prospective Study
Journal
Aesthet Surg J (2022)
Country
England
Reported sample size
—
Source database
PubMed
PMID
35032169
DOI
10.1093/asj/sjab402
Citations
13

Abstract (original English)

Background Fat transplantation is a common method employed to treat soft-tissue defects. The dedifferentiation of mature adipocytes has been well documented, but whether it occurs after fat transplantation remains unclear. Objectives The major purpose of this project was to investigate the dedifferentiation of mature adipocytes after fat transplantation. Methods Human lipoaspirate tissue was obtained from 6 female patients who underwent esthetic liposuction. Mature adipocytes were extracted and labeled with PKH26, mixed with lipoaspirate, and injected into nude mice. In addition, PKH26+ adipocytes were subjected to a ceiling culture. Grafted fat was harvested from nude mice, and stromal vascular fragment cells were isolated. The immunophenotype of PKH26+ cells was detected by flow cytometry analysis at 2 days and 1 week. The PKH26+ cells were sorted and counted at 2 and 4 weeks to verify their proliferation and multilineage differentiation abilities. Results Two days after transplantation, almost no PKH26+ cells were found in the stromal vascular fragment cells. The PKH26+ cells found 1 week after transplantation showed a positive expression of cluster of differentiation (CD) 90 (CD90) and CD105 and a negative expression of CD45. This indicates that the labeled adipocytes were dedifferentiated. Its pluripotency was further demonstrated by fluorescent cell sorting and differenti

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  • • This study does not prove SVF is an approved treatment or a replacement for standard care.

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AdipocytesAdipose TissueAnimalsCell DedifferentiationCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedFemaleHumansLipectomyMice

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