Harvesting, Isolation and Differentiation of Rat Adipose-Derived Stem Cells

Title:Harvesting, Isolation and Differentiation of Rat Adipose-Derived Stem Cells

Volume: 19 Issue: 1

Author(s): Panayiotis D. Megaloikonomos, Georgios N. Panagopoulos, Myrto Bami, Vasileios G. Igoumenou, Leonidas Dimopoulos, Adamantia Milonaki, Maria Kyriakidou, Evanthia Mitsiokapa, Jane Anastassopoulou and Andreas F. Mavrogenis*

Affiliation:

• First Department of Orthopaedics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Athens,Greece

Keywords: Regenerative medicine, adipose tissue, adipose-derived stem cells, rats, harvesting sites, differentiation, infrared spectroscopy.

Abstract: Background: Adipose tissue is one of the most attractive sources of stem cells because it can be easily harvested and yields a greater stromal cell density. The multilineage potential of adiposederived stem cells (ADSCs) demonstrates their significant impact within the field of tissue engineering, with studies successfully demonstrating the ability to produce a range of tissue types. However, although a broad spectrum of applications has already been suggested, many important scientific and medical questions remain unanswered before the clinical application of ADSCs in humans. Importantly, clarification of the biology and identification of the differences of ADSCs from various areas of the body is required. In this continuous endeavor, research in rat models plays an important role in the development of new knowledge.

Methods: A literature review was done to summarize all information regarding harvesting, isolation, expansion, cryopreservation and differentiation of rat ADSCs. A Wistar rat model was also used to describe harvesting sites of adipose tissue, and to characterize the ADSCs using Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy and phase contrast microscopy.

Aims: To discuss all relevant considerations for harvesting, culture, differentiation and phenotypic characterization of ADSCs, to provide a comprehensive roadmap of this process, to identify the differences between ADSCs obtained from various adipose tissues of the rat, and to provide FT-IR spectroscopy marker bands that could be used as fingerprints to differentiate the types of adipose tissues.

Cite this article as:

Megaloikonomos D. Panayiotis , Panagopoulos N. Georgios , Bami Myrto, Igoumenou G. Vasileios , Dimopoulos Leonidas , Milonaki Adamantia, Kyriakidou Maria , Mitsiokapa Evanthia, Anastassopoulou Jane and Mavrogenis F. Andreas*, Harvesting, Isolation and Differentiation of Rat Adipose-Derived Stem Cells, Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology 2018; 19 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1389201019666180418101323