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Scaffold vascularization method using an adipose-derived stem cell (ASC)-seeded scaffold prefabricated with a flow-through pedicle.

Dębski T., Kurzyk A., Ostrowska B., Wysocki J., Jaroszewicz J., Święszkowski W.

Animal Study, published in Stem Cell Res Ther (2020) — summary generated from the PubMed abstract.

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Study type
Animal Study
Journal
Stem Cell Res Ther (2020)
Country
England
Reported sample size
—
Source database
PubMed
PMID
31973733
PMCID
PMC6979360
DOI
10.1186/s13287-019-1535-z
Citations
14

Abstract (original English)

Vascularization is important for the clinical application of tissue engineered products. Both adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) and surgical prefabrication can be used to induce angiogenesis in scaffolds. Our aim was to compare the angiogenic potential of ASC-seeded scaffolds combined with scaffold prefabrication with that of non-seeded, non-prefabricated scaffolds. For prefabrication, functional blood vessels were introduced into the scaffold using a flow-through pedicle system. ASCs were isolated from rat fat deposits. Three-dimensional-printed cylindrical poly-ε-caprolactone scaffolds were fabricated by fused deposition modelling. Three groups, each containing six rats, were investigated by using non-seeded, ASC-seeded, and osteogenic induced ASC-seeded scaffolds. In each group, one rat was implanted with two scaffolds in the inguinal region. On the right side, a scaffold was implanted subcutaneously around the inferior epigastric vessels (classic prefabrication group). On the left side, the inferior epigastric vessels were placed inside the prefabricated scaffold in the flow-through pedicle system (flow-through prefabrication group). The vessel density and vascular architecture were examined histopathologically and by μCT imaging, respectively, at 2 months after implantation. The mean vessel densities were 10- and 5-fold higher in the ASC-seeded and osteogenic induced ASC-s

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.

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

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AdipocytesAdipose TissueAnimalsHumansNeovascularization, PhysiologicRatsStem CellsTissue Scaffolds

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