Adipose tissue-derived microvascular fragments: natural vascularization units for regenerative medicine. Issue 8 (August 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Laschke, Matthias W.; Menger, Michael D.
• Is Part Of: Trends in biotechnology. Volume 33:Issue 8(2015)
• Page Start: 442
• Page End: 448
• Publication Date: 2015-08
• Subjects: Biotechnology -- Periodicals; Biochemical engineering -- Periodicals; Genetic engineering -- Periodicals; Industrial microbiology -- Periodicals; 660.605
• DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2015.06.001
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0167-7799

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">Tissue regeneration crucially depends on an adequate vascularization.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">Microvascular fragments can be isolated in large amounts from fat tissue.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">Microvascular fragments are a rich source of mesenchymal stem cells.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">Transplanted microvascular fragments rapidly develop into blood-perfused networks.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>