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ReviewTissue engineering. Part B, Reviews2017

A Review of Cell-Based Strategies for Soft Tissue Reconstruction.

Elizabeth Brett, Natalie Chung, William Tripp Leavitt, Arash Momeni, Michael T Longaker, Derrick C Wan

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In one paragraph

Review in Tissue engineering. Part B, Reviews, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03548610 (Efficacy and Safety of a Nanofat-seeded Biological Scaffold in Healing Lower Limb Surgical Defects), which is not on this map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT03548610 nawithdrawnnot on this mapstarted 2019, after this paper: background citation

Efficacy and Safety of a Nanofat-seeded Biological Scaffold in Healing Lower Limb Surgical Defects: A Randomized, Controlled Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorBrigham and Women's HospitalRan2019 to 2021Enrolled0ConditionsWound of Skin, Non-melanoma Skin Cancer, Skin Graft Complications, Wound of Lower LegArmsNanofat-seeded biological scaffold on surgical defect
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Biology and Therapeutic Potential of Exosomes, Targeted Drug Delivery.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  9. Use of confocal microscopy imaging for in vitro assessment of adipose-derived mesenchymal stromal cells seeding on acellular dermal matrices: 3D reconstruction based on collagen autofluorescence.Skin research and technology : official journal of International Society for Bioengineering and the Skin (ISBS) [and] International Society for Digital Imaging of Skin (ISDIS) [and] International Society for Skin Imaging (ISSI) · 2022
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  11. In vitro Comparison of Adipogenic Differentiation in Human Adipose-Derived Stem Cells Cultured with Collagen Gel and Platelet-Rich Fibrin.Indian journal of plastic surgery : official publication of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India · 2021
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  16. Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2021
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  19. BMC biomedical engineering · 2019
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  20. Adipose Stem Cell Translational Applications: From Bench-to-Bedside.International journal of molecular sciences · 2018
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Elizabeth Brett1 Hagey Laboratory for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine , Stanford, California.
Natalie Chung1 Hagey Laboratory for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine , Stanford, California.
William Tripp Leavitt1 Hagey Laboratory for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine , Stanford, California.
Arash Momeni1 Hagey Laboratory for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine , Stanford, California.
Michael T Longaker1 Hagey Laboratory for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine , Stanford, California.
Derrick C Wan1 Hagey Laboratory for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine , Stanford, California.

Funding

Induced pluripotent stem cells in the understanding and treatment of heart diseaseU01HL099776 · NHLBI · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI LONGAKER, MICHAEL T, WU, JOSEPH C. · 2009 to 2015
$8.2M
Osteogenic Enrichment of Adipose Derived Stromal CellsR01DE021683 · NIDCR · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI GURTNER, GEOFFREY C, LONGAKER, MICHAEL T · 2012 to 2016
$2.0M
Defining BMP-responsive lncRNA for bone regenerationK08DE024269 · NIDCR · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI WAN, DERRICK · 2014 to 2018
$632k
Identification and Specification of the Human Skeletal Stem CellR56DE025597 · NIDCR · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI LONGAKER, MICHAEL T · 2016 to 2016
$358k
NHLBI NIH HHS U01 HL099776NIDCR NIH HHS K08 DE024269NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE021683NIDCR NIH HHS R56 DE025597
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Soft tissue reconstruction to restore volume to damaged or deficient tissue beneath the skin remains a challenging endeavor. Current techniques are centered around autologous fat transfer, or the use of synthetic substitutes, however, a great deal of scientific inquiry has been made into both the molecular mechanisms involved in, and limitations of, de novo adipogenesis, that is, the formation of new adipose tissue from precursor cells. To best comprehend these mechanisms, an understanding of defined markers for adipogenic differentiation, and knowledge of both commercially available and primary cell lines that enable in vitro and in vivo studies is necessary. We review the growth factors, proteins, cytokines, drugs, and molecular pathways that have shown promise in enhancing adipogenesis and vasculogenesis, in addition to the multitude of scaffolds that act as delivery vehicles to support these processes. While progress continues on these fronts, equally important is how researchers are optimizing clinically employed strategies such as autologous fat transfer through cell-based intervention, and the potential to augment this approach through isolation of preferentially adipogenic or angiogenic precursor subpopulations, which exists on the horizon. This review will highlight the novel molecular and synthetic modifications currently being studied for inducing adipose tissue regeneration on a cellular level, which will expand our arsenal of techniques for approaching soft tissue reconstruction.

Indexed as

Soft Tissue InjuriesAdipocytesAdipogenesisAdipose TissueCell DifferentiationHumansTissue Engineeringadiposeadipose tissue engineeringadult stem cellsgrowth factorsmesenchymal stem cells

Identifiers

PMID28372485
PMCPMC5567606

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