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Manual Isolation of Adipose-derived Stem Cells from Human Lipoaspirates
Published on: September 26, 2013
Adipose-derived stem cells: A candidate for liver regeneration
Dan Yang1, Zhong Qiong Wang1, Jia Qi Deng2
1Department of Gastroenterology, The Affiliated Hospital of Luzhou Medical College, Luzhou, Sichuan Province, China.
Abstract:
The scarcity of donor livers and the impracticality of hepatocyte transplantation represent the biggest obstacles for the treatment of liver failure. Adipose-derived stem cells, with their ability to differentiate into the hepatic lineage, provide a reliable alternative cell source with clear ethical and practical advantages. Moreover, adipose-derived stem cells can effectively repair liver damage by the dominant indirect pattern and increase the number of hepatocytes by the secondary direct pattern. In recent years, the development of the indirect pattern, which mainly includes immunomodulatory and trophic effects, has become a hot topic in the field of cell engineering. Therefore, adipose-derived stem cells are considered to be ideal therapeutic stem cells for human liver regeneration. In this article, we reviewed the advantages of adipose-derived stem cells in liver regeneration, and explore their underlying mechanisms.
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