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ArticleEuropean journal of medical research2017

The effect of lipoaspirates vs. dissected abdominal fat on breast cancer cells in vitro.

Faris Almarzouqi, Hans-Oliver Rennekampff, Jan-Philipp Stromps, Ziyad Alharbi, Norbert Pallua

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Article in European journal of medical research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Faris AlmarzouqiDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Hand Surgery and Burn Center, RWTH University Hospital, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany. faris.almarzouqi@gmail.com.
Hans-Oliver RennekampffDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Hand Surgery and Burn Center, RWTH University Hospital, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
Jan-Philipp StrompsDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Hand Surgery and Burn Center, RWTH University Hospital, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
Ziyad AlharbiDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Hand Surgery and Burn Center, RWTH University Hospital, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
Norbert PalluaDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Hand Surgery and Burn Center, RWTH University Hospital, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
RWTH Aachen University · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCancer cells are typically surrounded by stromal cells and embedded in extracellular matrix (ECM). The stromal compartment interacts with cancer cells to promote growth and metastasis. For decades, autologous fasciocutaneous flaps have been safely applied for breast reconstruction after mastectomy. In contrast, the safety of fat grafting (lipofilling) procedure has been under debate regarding the risk of cancer recurrence.

methodsHarvested fat tissue (lipoaspirates) and dissected abdominal fat (DAF) were co-cultured with MCF-7 breast cancer cells. The vitality of MCF-7 cells was measured using AlamarBlue

resultsThe MCF-7 proliferation increased substantially when co-cultured with fat tissue. However, there was no significant difference between the proliferation stimulating effects of lipoaspirates and DAF. Similarly, MMP-1 protein expression was equally elevated in MCF-7 cells by both lipoaspirates and DAF. Importantly, MCF-7 cells showed an increased level of integrin α2 once co-cultured with either lipoaspirates or DAF.

conclusionFat tissue increases the proliferation of MCF-7 cells in vitro. Our data suggest that lipoaspirates as well as DAF might possess a considerable potency to promote tumorigenic growth of breast cancer cells. Thus, clinical trials are needed to address the safety of lipofilling by breast reconstruction surgery after mastectomy.

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Abdominal FatBreast NeoplasmsCell ProliferationCoculture TechniquesExtracellular MatrixFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansIntegrin alpha2MCF-7 CellsStromal CellsIntegrin alpha2Breast cancerBreast reconstructionFat grafting

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