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The Impact of Human Lipoaspirate and Adipose Tissue-Derived Stem Cells Contact Culture on Breast Cancer Cells: Implications in Breast Reconstruction.

Ejaz A., Yang KS., Venkatesh KP., Chinnapaka S., Kokai LE., Rubin JP.

Prospective Study, published in Int J Mol Sci (2020) — summary generated from the PubMed abstract.

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Study type
Prospective Study
Journal
Int J Mol Sci (2020)
Country
Switzerland
Reported sample size
—
Source database
PubMed
PMID
33271950
PMCID
PMC7731376
DOI
10.3390/ijms21239171
Citations
13

Abstract (original English)

Background Autologous fat transfer in the form of lipoaspirates for the reconstruction of the breast after breast cancer surgery is a commonly used procedure in plastic surgery. However, concerns regarding the oncologic risk of nutrient-rich fat tissue are widely debated. Previous studies have primarily focused on studying the interaction between adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) and breast cancer cells. Methods In this study, we performed a comprehensive analysis of the paracrine- and contact-based interactions between lipoaspirates, ASCs and breast cancer cell lines. An inverted flask culture method was used to study the contact-based interaction between lipoaspirates and breast cancer cells, while GFP-expressing breast cancer cell lines were generated to study the cell-cell contact interaction with ASCs. Three different human breast cancer cell lines, MCF-7, MDA-MB-231 and BT-474, were studied. We analyzed the impact of these interactions on the proliferation, cell cycle and epithelial-to-mesenchymal (EMT) transition of the breast cancer cells. Results Our results revealed that both lipoaspirates and ASCs do not increase the proliferation rate of the breast cancer cells either through paracrine- or contact-dependent interactions. We observed that lipoaspirates selectively inhibit the proliferation of MCF-7 cells in contact co-culture, driven by the retinoblastoma (Rb) protei

What this study does not prove

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

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Early human evidence such as case series or small samples is exploring possible benefits.

How we grade evidence
Adipose TissueBiomarkersBreast NeoplasmsCell CommunicationCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationCoculture TechniquesCulture Media, ConditionedFemaleHumans

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