Therapeutic Potential of Stromal Vascular Fraction in Enhancing Wound Healing: A Preclinical Study

Adipose tissue provides an abundant source of stromal vascular fraction (SVF) cells for immediate administration. It can also give rise to many multipotent adipose-derived stromal cells. SVF is the population of cells obtained from mechanical or enzymatic digestion of lipoaspirate with no necessity for cell culture or expansion. Recently, the heterogeneous cell population found in the SVF gained wide-ranging translational significance in regenerative medicine.

Forty-eight male rats were randomly divided into two main groups, including the control and SVF groups. Each group was further divided into four groups as follows: 0th-, 3rd-, 7th-, and 10th-day groups. A skin excision of 1 × 1 cm covering the epidermis and dermis was performed on the back skin. Just after the wound was created, a subepidermal injection of SVF was applied. SVF was obtained from human adipose tissue using Lipocube SVFTM. On the 0th (1 h after the injections), 3rd, 7th, and 10th days, rats were killed, and skin excisions from the wound areas tissues were performed. Histopathological, biochemical, and western blotting analyses were performed on tissues.

Our data showed that SVF obtained from a healthy woman improved wound healing in healthy rats. SVF has promoted wound healing mainly because of its antioxidant, antiapoptotic, and fibroblast/myofibroblast stimulating effects. SVF stimulated collagen production and contraction of the wound lips, supporting the closure.

Our study provides additional data about the efficacy and pathophysiological and molecular mechanisms of the action of SVF on wound healing in healthy subjects. Our study is an experimental animal study.

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