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ArticleCellular and molecular bioengineering2014

Characterization of mechanical and regenerative properties of human, adipose stromal cells.

Manisha Kanthilal, Eric M Darling

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Article in Cellular and molecular bioengineering, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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13 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors.

Manisha KanthilalCenter for Biomedical Engineering, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912 ; Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Physiology, & Biotechnology, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912.
Eric M DarlingCenter for Biomedical Engineering, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912 ; Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Physiology, & Biotechnology, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912 ; Department of Orthopaedics, Brown University, Providence, RI 02903 ; School of Engineering, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912.

Funding

COBRE for Skeletal Health and RepairP20GM104937 · NIGMS · RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL · PI CHEN, QIAN · 2012 to 2016
$10.8M
High-yield, lineage-specific enrichment of living mesenchymal stem cellsR01AR063642 · NIAMS · BROWN UNIVERSITY · PI DARLING, ERIC M · 2013 to 2018
$1.8M
NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR063642NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM104937
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The stromal vascular fraction (SVF) of human adipose tissue is a heterogeneous population, with component cell types that may or may not contribute to its regenerative potential. Recent findings indicate that single-cell mechanical biomarkers are characteristic of cell type and can be used comparably to gene and protein expressions to identify cell populations. In this study, we characterized mechanical properties and differentiation potential of cell types present in the SVF. Fluorescence-activated cell sorting was used to isolate four distinct populations based on surface markers: endothelial cells (EC), adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs), pre-adipocytes, and smooth muscle cells (SMC). Atomic force microscopy was used to mechanically characterize sorted cell populations and unsorted SVF. Differentiation capabilities of sorted and unsorted populations were evaluated by quantifying lipid production and calcified matrix deposition. Cells populating the SVF exhibited a range of mechanical properties, with ECs, ASCs, pre-adipocytes, and unsorted SVF cells being significantly more compliant than SMCs. Lineage-specific metabolite production was most robust in SVF cells, followed by ASCs, with the other cell types showing little or no potential, suggesting the unsorted populations may benefit from a paracrine response that is lacking once the cells are sorted into more uniform cell populations.

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adipose-derived stem cellatomic force microscopecell mechanicsdifferentiationhuman lipoaspiratemechanical biomarkersstromal vascular fraction

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PMID25484990
PMCPMC4255916

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