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Human collagen isolated from adipose tissue.

Kim BS., Choi JS., Kim JD., Yoon HI., Choi YC., Cho YW.

Animal Study, published in Biotechnol Prog (2012) — summary generated from the PubMed abstract.

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Study type
Animal Study
Journal
Biotechnol Prog (2012)
Country
United States
Reported sample size
—
Source database
PubMed
PMID
22549937
DOI
10.1002/btpr.1555
Citations
21

Abstract (original English)

Collagen, the most abundant protein in vertebrates, is a useful biomaterial in pharmaceutical and medical industries. So far, most collagen has been extracted from animals and cadavers. Herein, we suggest human adipose tissue, which is routinely abandoned after liposuction, as a plentiful source of human collagen. In this study, human collagen was obtained from adipose tissue through two successive major steps: (i) extraction of the extracellular matrix (ECM) by pulverization, centrifugation, alkaline, and alcohol treatment; (ii) isolation of collagen from ECM by pepsin treatment in dilute acetic acid. The purified human adipose-derived collagen was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, amino acid analysis, and circular dichroism spectroscopy. The extracted collagen showed a typical triple helix structure, good thermal stability due to abundant imino acids, and high solubility at acidic pH. The collagen greatly facilitated the adhesion and proliferation of human adipose-derived stem cells and normal human dermal fibroblasts on polystyrene plates. These results suggest that human adipose tissue obtained by liposuction can provide human collagen for use in cosmetics, pharmaceutics, and medicine.

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
Adipose TissueAdultAnimalsCattleCells, CulturedCollagenFemaleHumansPeptide MappingRats

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