TITLE:
Strategies for Human Adipose Tissue Repair and Regeneration
AUTHORS:
Asun Monfort, Ander Izeta
KEYWORDS:
ASC; Adipose Tissue-Derived Stromal Cell; MSC; Mesenchymal Stromal Cell; BM; Bone Marrow; EC; Endothelial Cell; WAT; White Adipose Tissue; BAT; Brown Adipose Tissue
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Cosmetics, Dermatological Sciences and Applications,
Vol.2 No.2A,
August
31,
2012
ABSTRACT: In plastic and reconstructive surgery there is an increasing demand for malleable implants to repair soft tissue congenital defects, or those resulting from aging, traumatic injury and tumour resection. However, currently available methods present a number of limitations such as volume loss over time and eventual resorption of the graft. Tissue engineering techniques provide promising therapeutic solutions to these inconveniences through development of engineered equivalents that best imitate adipose tissue, both structurally and functionally. Here we review the latest achievements in the human adipose tissue engineering field, with a focus on its regenerative potential for a number of clinical applications.