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Self-Assembling RADA16-I Peptide Hydrogel Scaffold Loaded with Tamoxifen for Breast Reconstruction.

Wu H., Zhou T., Tian L., Xia Z., Xu F.

Prospective Study, published in Biomed Res Int (2017) — summary generated from the PubMed abstract.

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Study type
Prospective Study
Journal
Biomed Res Int (2017)
Country
United States
Reported sample size
—
Source database
PubMed
PMID
28691024
PMCID
PMC5485292
DOI
10.1155/2017/3656193
Citations
11

Abstract (original English)

More and more breast cancer patients prefer autologous fat tissue transfer following lumpectomy to maintain perfect female characteristics. However, the outcome was not satisfactory due to the transplanted fat absorption. In this study, we prepared two RADA16-I peptide scaffolds with and without tamoxifen. Both scaffolds were transparent, porous, and hemisphere-shaped. The hADSCs isolated from liposuction were attached to the scaffold. The growth inhibition of the hADSCs induced by TAM in 2-demensional (2D) culture was higher than that in TAM-loaded hydrogel scaffold 3D culture ( P < 0.05); however, the same outcomes were not observed in MCF-7 cells. Correspondingly, the apoptosis of the hADSCs induced by TAM was significantly increased in 2D culture compared to that in scaffold 3D culture ( P < 0.05). Yet the outcomes of the aoptosis in MCF-7 were contrary. Apoptosis-related protein Bcl-2 was involved in the process. In vivo experiments showed that both scaffolds formed a round mass after subcutaneous implantation and it retained its shape after being pressed slightly. The implantation had no effect on the weight and activity of the animals. The results suggested that TAM-loaded RADA16-I hydrogel scaffolds both provide support for hADSCs cells attachment/proliferation and retain cytotoxic effect on MCF-7 cells, which might be a promising therapeutic breast tissue following lum

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

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AdipogenesisAdipose TissueAnimalsApoptosisBody WeightCell SeparationCells, CulturedFemaleHumansHydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate

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