Improvement of skin-graft survival after autologous transplantation of adipose-derived stem cells in rats. 2011

A Zografou, and C Tsigris, and O Papadopoulos, and N Kavantzas, and E Patsouris, and I Donta, and D Perrea
Laboratory of Experimental Surgery and Research, Surgical Department, University of Athens School of Medicine, 15B Ag. Thoma Str., Athens, Greece. azografou@med.uoa.gr

BACKGROUND Skin grafts are frequently used for a variety of indications in plastic and reconstructive surgery. Their necrosis is a common complication, while different therapies have been proposed. Currently, adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) hold great promise for their angiogenic potential and role during tissue repair. In this study, autologous transplantation of ASCs was used in skin grafts in rats to determine if it increases angiogenesis, skin-graft survival and wound healing. METHODS ASCs were isolated, cultured, labelled with fluorescent dye and injected under full-thickness skin grafts in 10 rats (group 1), while 10 others served as controls (group 2). Skin grafts were analysed after 1 week. Collagen's framework was assessed with Masson's trichrome stain and angiogenesis with von Willebrand factor (vWF) immunohistochemistry. In addition, immunohistochemical staining intensity of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and transforming growth factor b3 (TGFb3) was assessed in all grafts. RESULTS Mean area of graft necrosis was significantly less in group 1 than in group 2 (6.12% vs. 32.62%, p<0.01). Statistically significant increase of microvessel density, collagen density, VEGF and TGFb3 expression was noted in group 1 compared with group 2 (all: p<0.01). CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that autologous ASCs transplantation increases full-thickness skin-graft survival and shows promise for use in skin-graft surgery. This might be both due to in situ differentiation of ASCs into endothelial cells and increased secretion by ASCs of growth factors, such as VEGF and TGFb3 that enhance angiogenesis and wound healing.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007150 Immunohistochemistry Histochemical localization of immunoreactive substances using labeled antibodies as reagents. Immunocytochemistry,Immunogold Techniques,Immunogold-Silver Techniques,Immunohistocytochemistry,Immunolabeling Techniques,Immunogold Technics,Immunogold-Silver Technics,Immunolabeling Technics,Immunogold Silver Technics,Immunogold Silver Techniques,Immunogold Technic,Immunogold Technique,Immunogold-Silver Technic,Immunogold-Silver Technique,Immunolabeling Technic,Immunolabeling Technique,Technic, Immunogold,Technic, Immunogold-Silver,Technic, Immunolabeling,Technics, Immunogold,Technics, Immunogold-Silver,Technics, Immunolabeling,Technique, Immunogold,Technique, Immunogold-Silver,Technique, Immunolabeling,Techniques, Immunogold,Techniques, Immunogold-Silver,Techniques, Immunolabeling
D008297 Male Males
D002454 Cell Differentiation Progressive restriction of the developmental potential and increasing specialization of function that leads to the formation of specialized cells, tissues, and organs. Differentiation, Cell,Cell Differentiations,Differentiations, Cell
D002478 Cells, Cultured Cells propagated in vitro in special media conducive to their growth. Cultured cells are used to study developmental, morphologic, metabolic, physiologic, and genetic processes, among others. Cultured Cells,Cell, Cultured,Cultured Cell
D005434 Flow Cytometry Technique using an instrument system for making, processing, and displaying one or more measurements on individual cells obtained from a cell suspension. Cells are usually stained with one or more fluorescent dyes specific to cell components of interest, e.g., DNA, and fluorescence of each cell is measured as it rapidly transverses the excitation beam (laser or mercury arc lamp). Fluorescence provides a quantitative measure of various biochemical and biophysical properties of the cell, as well as a basis for cell sorting. Other measurable optical parameters include light absorption and light scattering, the latter being applicable to the measurement of cell size, shape, density, granularity, and stain uptake. Cytofluorometry, Flow,Cytometry, Flow,Flow Microfluorimetry,Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sorting,Microfluorometry, Flow,Cell Sorting, Fluorescence-Activated,Cell Sortings, Fluorescence-Activated,Cytofluorometries, Flow,Cytometries, Flow,Flow Cytofluorometries,Flow Cytofluorometry,Flow Cytometries,Flow Microfluorometries,Flow Microfluorometry,Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting,Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sortings,Microfluorimetry, Flow,Microfluorometries, Flow,Sorting, Fluorescence-Activated Cell,Sortings, Fluorescence-Activated Cell
D006085 Graft Survival The survival of a graft in a host, the factors responsible for the survival and the changes occurring within the graft during growth in the host. Graft Survivals,Survival, Graft,Survivals, Graft
D000273 Adipose Tissue Specialized connective tissue composed of fat cells (ADIPOCYTES). It is the site of stored FATS, usually in the form of TRIGLYCERIDES. In mammals, there are two types of adipose tissue, the WHITE FAT and the BROWN FAT. Their relative distributions vary in different species with most adipose tissue being white. Fatty Tissue,Body Fat,Fat Pad,Fat Pads,Pad, Fat,Pads, Fat,Tissue, Adipose,Tissue, Fatty
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D014182 Transplantation, Autologous Transplantation of an individual's own tissue from one site to another site. Autografting,Autologous Transplantation,Autotransplantation,Autograftings,Autologous Transplantations,Autotransplantations,Transplantations, Autologous
D014945 Wound Healing Restoration of integrity to traumatized tissue. Healing, Wound,Healings, Wound,Wound Healings

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