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Cryopreservation of Human Adipose Tissues and Adipose-Derived Stem Cells with DMSO and/or Trehalose: A Systematic Review.

Conor A Crowley, William P W Smith, K T Matthew Seah, Soo-Keat Lim, Wasim S Khan

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Synthesis in Cells, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
18citing papers in PubMed
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Cryopreservation of Autologous Adipose Tissue From Liposuction: A Review.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Conor A CrowleyAustralasian College of Cosmetic Surgery, Parramatta, NSW 2150, Australia.
William P W SmithSchool of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0SP, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9229-1014
K T Matthew SeahDivision of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-5850-125X
Soo-Keat LimThe Ashbrook Cosmetic Surgery, Mosman, NSW 2088, Australia.
Wasim S KhanDivision of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3106-5424
University of Cambridge · GBAustralasian College for Emergency Medicine · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adipose tissue senescence is implicated as a major player in obesity- and ageing-related disorders. There is a growing body of research studying relevant mechanisms in age-related diseases, as well as the use of adipose-derived stem cells in regenerative medicine. The cell banking of tissue by utilising cryopreservation would allow for much greater flexibility of use. Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) is the most commonly used cryopreservative agent but is toxic to cells. Trehalose is a sugar synthesised by lower organisms to withstand extreme cold and drought that has been trialled as a cryopreservative agent. To examine the efficacy of trehalose in the cryopreservation of human adipose tissue, we conducted a systematic review of studies that used trehalose for the cryopreservation of human adipose tissues and adipose-derived stem cells. Thirteen articles, including fourteen studies, were included in the final review. All seven studies that examined DMSO and trehalose showed that they could be combined effectively to cryopreserve adipocytes. Although studies that compared nonpermeable trehalose with DMSO found trehalose to be inferior, studies that devised methods to deliver nonpermeable trehalose into the cell found it comparable to DMSO. Trehalose is only comparable to DMSO when methods are devised to introduce it into the cell. There is some evidence to support using trehalose instead of using no cryopreservative agent.

Indexed as

AdipocytesAdipose TissueCell DifferentiationCryopreservationCryoprotective AgentsDimethyl SulfoxideHumansLipectomyPermeabilityRegenerative MedicineStem CellsTrehaloseCryoprotective AgentsDimethyl SulfoxideTrehaloseadipose-derived stem cellsageingautologous fat graftingcryopreservationlipoaspiratetrehalose

Identifiers

PMID34360005
PMCPMC8307030
OpenAlexW3185809634

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