ArticleCell transplantation2019
Autologous Micro-Fragmented Adipose Tissue as Stem Cell-Based Natural Scaffold for Cartilage Defect Repair.
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- Efficacy and safety of micro-fragmented adipose tissue combined with knee arthroscopy in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy and safety of mesenchymal stem cell injections for patients with osteoarthritis: a meta-analysis and review of RCTs.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2021Pooled it
- Combining polydioxanone-based scaffold and allogeneic adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells enhances articular cartilage repair - a pre-clinical study.Journal of orthopaedic translation · 2026Article
- Micro-Fragmented Adipose Tissue (MFAT) in Orthopedic Regenerative Medicine: A Narrative Review of the Biological Basis and Clinical Evidence.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- From Clinical Practice to Basic Science, in Search for the Ideal Implantable Bioreactor: A Review on MFAT (Micro-Fragmented Adipose Tissue-LipogemsInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- A Systematic Review on Amnion as a Cell Delivery Scaffolding Material for Cartilage Regeneration in Pre-Clinical and Clinical Studies.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Secretome From Human Micro-Fragmented Adipose Tissue Affects In Vitro Monocytes/Macrophages Inflammatory Activity by ICAM-1 Expression.Mediators of inflammation · 2026Article
- Mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes: Regulators of progression and suppression in pancreatic cancer (Review).Oncology letters · 2026Review
- Cartilage Repair and Symptom Relief After Autologous Microfragmented Adipose-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy in Hip Osteoarthritis: A Case Report with Histological Correlation.Current stem cell research & therapy · 2026Article
- An Overview of Approaches and Evaluation Methods for Tissue-Engineered Articular Cartilage Constructs in Animal Models.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2025Review
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- Adipose Tissue-Derived Therapies for Osteoarthritis: Multifaceted Mechanisms and Clinical Prospects.Cells · 2025Review
- Role of micro‑fragmented adipose tissue in cartilage repair (Review).Biomedical reports · 2025Review
- Micro-fragmented adipose tissue-An innovative therapeutic approach: A narrative review.Medicine · 2025Review
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- An engineered adipose formulation decreases hepatic inflammation and fibrosis in a rodent model of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025Article
- Bioceramic-mediated chondrocyte hypertrophy promotes calcified cartilage formation for rabbit osteochondral defect repair.Bioactive materials · 2024Article
- Tissue engineering and future directions in regenerative medicine for knee cartilage repair: a comprehensive review.Croatian medical journal · 2024Review
- Recent Trends in Adipose Tissue-Derived Injectable Therapies for Osteoarthritis: A Scoping Review of Animal Models.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- Comparison of the ability of exosomes and ectosomes derived from adipose-derived stromal cells to promote cartilage regeneration in a rat osteochondral defect model.Stem cell research & therapy · 2024Article
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Abstract
Osteoarthritis (OA) poses a tough challenge worldwide. Adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) have been proved to play a promising role in cartilage repair. However, enzymatic digestion, ex vivo culture and expansion, with significant senescence and decline in multipotency, limit their application. The present study was designed to obtain micro-fragmented adipose tissue (MFAT) through gentle mechanical force and determine the effect of this stem cell-based natural scaffold on repair of full-thickness cartilage defects. In this study, ASCs sprouted from MFAT were characterized by multi-differentiation induction and flow cytometry. Scratch and transwell migration assays were operated to determine whether MFAT could promote migration of chondrocytes in vitro. In a rat model, cartilage defects were created on the femoral groove and treated with intra-articular injection of MFAT or PBS for 6 weeks and 12 weeks (
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