TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of cryopreservation on human adipose tissue and isolated stromal vascular fraction cells
T2 - In vitro and in vivo analyses
AU - Zanata, Fabiana
AU - Bowles, Annie
AU - Frazier, Trivia
AU - Lowry Curley, J.
AU - Bunnell, Bruce A.
AU - Wu, Xiying
AU - Wade, James
AU - Devireddy, Ram
AU - Gimble, Jeffrey M.
AU - Ferreira, Lydia Masako
N1 - Funding Information:
Disclosure: Dr. Zanata received financial support from CAPES, Brazil (Process BEX 1524/15-1). This work was funded in part by La Cell LLC. Drs. Curley, Gimble, and Wu are employed at La Cell LLC, a for-profit biotech company co-founded and co-owned by Drs. Gimble and Wu. The remaining co-authors have no conflicts to disclose.
Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2018 by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
PY - 2018/2
Y1 - 2018/2
N2 - Background: Adipose tissue is a source of adipose-derived stromal/stem cells for tissue engineering and reconstruction and a tissue source for fat grafts. Although liposuction is a simple procedure for the harvest of adipose tissue, the repetition of this surgical intervention can cause adverse effects to the patient and can be a limiting factor for immediate use. Cryopreservation can avoid the morbidity associated with repetitive liposuction, allowing the use of stored tissue after the initial harvest procedure. This article focuses on the characterization of fresh and cryopreserved human adipose tissue. Methods: Lipoaspirates from eight donors were processed as fresh adipose tissue or cryopreserved for 4 to 6 weeks. Fresh and cryopreserved tissues were collagenase digested and the stromal vascular fraction cells were characterized immediately or cryopreserved. Characterization was based on stromal vascular fraction cell proliferation and immunophenotype. In vivo fat grafting was performed in C57BL/6 green fluorescent protein mice to analyze morphology of the tissue and its adiposity using confocal microscopy, histochemical staining (i.e., hematoxylin and eosin and Masson trichrome), and immunohistochem-istry (i.e., green fluorescent protein, perilipin, and CD31). Results: Although tissue and stromal vascular fraction cell cryopreservation reduced the total cell yield, the remaining viable cells retained their adhesive and proliferative properties. The stromal vascular fraction cell immunophenotype showed a significant reduction in the hematopoietic surface markers and increased expression of stromal and adipogenic markers following cryopreservation. In vivo cryopreserved fat grafts showed morphology similar to that of freshly implanted fat grafts. Conclusion: In this study, the authors demonstrated that cryopreserved adipose tissue is a potential source of stromal vascular fraction cells and a suitable source for fat grafts.
AB - Background: Adipose tissue is a source of adipose-derived stromal/stem cells for tissue engineering and reconstruction and a tissue source for fat grafts. Although liposuction is a simple procedure for the harvest of adipose tissue, the repetition of this surgical intervention can cause adverse effects to the patient and can be a limiting factor for immediate use. Cryopreservation can avoid the morbidity associated with repetitive liposuction, allowing the use of stored tissue after the initial harvest procedure. This article focuses on the characterization of fresh and cryopreserved human adipose tissue. Methods: Lipoaspirates from eight donors were processed as fresh adipose tissue or cryopreserved for 4 to 6 weeks. Fresh and cryopreserved tissues were collagenase digested and the stromal vascular fraction cells were characterized immediately or cryopreserved. Characterization was based on stromal vascular fraction cell proliferation and immunophenotype. In vivo fat grafting was performed in C57BL/6 green fluorescent protein mice to analyze morphology of the tissue and its adiposity using confocal microscopy, histochemical staining (i.e., hematoxylin and eosin and Masson trichrome), and immunohistochem-istry (i.e., green fluorescent protein, perilipin, and CD31). Results: Although tissue and stromal vascular fraction cell cryopreservation reduced the total cell yield, the remaining viable cells retained their adhesive and proliferative properties. The stromal vascular fraction cell immunophenotype showed a significant reduction in the hematopoietic surface markers and increased expression of stromal and adipogenic markers following cryopreservation. In vivo cryopreserved fat grafts showed morphology similar to that of freshly implanted fat grafts. Conclusion: In this study, the authors demonstrated that cryopreserved adipose tissue is a potential source of stromal vascular fraction cells and a suitable source for fat grafts.
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U2 - 10.1097/PRS.0000000000004030
DO - 10.1097/PRS.0000000000004030
M3 - Article
C2 - 29369990
AN - SCOPUS:85049409810
VL - 141
SP - 232E-243E
JO - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
JF - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
SN - 0032-1052
IS - 2
ER -