De novo adipose formation in a vascularized engineered construct
De novo adipose formation in a vascularized engineered construct
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10.1002/micr.20056
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发表时间:
2004
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2.1
通讯作者:
R. Walton;E. Beahm;Liza C. Wu
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作者:
R. Walton;E. Beahm;Liza C. Wu
While the field of tissue engineering is a burgeoning one, progress with fat engineering has lagged, due in large part to problems associated with nurturing and sustaining this unique tissue in vivo. In a pilot study using an experimental rat model, we induced liponeogenesis with a combination of Matrigel and basic fibroblast growth factor in an fibrovascular scaffold, isolating the construct to a pedicled blood supply (the superficial inferior epigastric vessels) via a silicone housing, creating an engineered three‐dimensional adipose tissue construct. Adipose tissue and vascular ingrowth were assessed histologically and followed by serial study at 4‐week intervals for 16 weeks. We demonstrated persistence of shaped adipose tissue constructs over time, and postulate that incorporating a vascular supply may enhance the durability of experimentally induced fat constructs and potentially provide a means for microsurgical transfer of the construct. © 2004 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.