title: Adipose Extracellular Matrix/Stromal Vascular Fraction Gel: A Novel Adipose Tissue-Derived Injectable for Stem Cell Therapy.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Adipose-derived stem cells and other stromal vascular fraction cells were used more often for stem cell therapy, even though limitations such as poor cell retention rate, complicated and expensive isolation processes, and the use of specific laboratory equipment need to be overcome.
  
  
  METHODS
  Here, the authors developed a novel but simple method for generating an injectable mixture of stromal vascular fraction cells and native adipose extracellular matrix. It is a purely mechanical process in which lipoaspirate is processed into an extracellular matrix/stromal vascular fraction gel. The standard processing procedure was established using quantized tests. The therapeutic potential of the product for wound healing was then tested.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Extracellular matrix/stromal vascular fraction gel derived from lipoaspirate and processed using a standard Coleman technique, followed by 1 minute of mechanical processing by passage back and forth between two 10-ml syringes at a flow rate of 10 ml/second, showed the highest adipose-derived stem cell and endothelial cell density. The stromal vascular fraction cells within the product also showed potential for multipotent differentiation similar to that of normal fat samples. In addition, the product showed better therapeutic results than stromal vascular fraction cell suspension when used to treat a nude mouse model of wound healing.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Extracellular matrix/stromal vascular fraction gel is an autologous injectable derived from native extracellular matrix and is a functional cellular component generated using a simple mechanical process. As such, it may offer a novel mode of tissue repair suitable for clinical application in stem cell therapies.
authors.affiliation: Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.|From the Department of Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University.
authors.forename: Yao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.affiliation: Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.|From the Department of Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University.
authors.forename: Ziqing
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.affiliation: Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.|From the Department of Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University.
authors.forename: Yunjun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.affiliation: Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.|From the Department of Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University.
authors.forename: Pan
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.|From the Department of Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University.
authors.forename: Jingjing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.|From the Department of Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University.
authors.forename: Jianhua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.|From the Department of Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University.
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lu
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000166:cytology*; D000818:Animals; D003584:Cytological Techniques / Q000379:methods; D005109:Extracellular Matrix; D005260:Female; D005782:Gels; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D051379:Mice; D008819:Mice, Nude; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation; D017154:Stromal Cells; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D005782:Gels