title: Fat on sale: role of adipose-derived stem cells as anti-fibrosis agent in regenerative medicine.
abstract: The potential use of stem cells for cell-based tissue repair and regeneration offers alternative therapeutic strategies for various diseases. Adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) have emerged as a promising source of stem cells suitable for transplantation in regenerative medicine and wound repair. A recent publication in Stem Cell Research & Therapy by Zhang and colleagues reports a new finding about the anti-fibrosis role of ADSCs and conditioned media derived from them on hypertrophic scar formation in vivo.
authors.affiliation: Section of Islet Cell and Regenerative Biology, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02215, USA. manoj.gupta@joslin.harvard.edu.
authors.forename: Manoj K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
authors.forename: Amrendra Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Ajay
mesh_terms: D017667:Adipocytes / Q000166:cytology*; D000818:Animals; D017439:Cicatrix, Hypertrophic / Q000628:therapy*; D004423:Ear / Q000473:pathology*; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology*