Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2014, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (37): 6008-6013.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2014.37.019

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Osteogenic and adipogenic differentiation of rabbit adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells in vitro

Lee Soo-min1, Wu Zi-zheng2, Wang Zhe1, Li Zhi3, Zhang Jian1   

  1. 1Department of Orthopedics, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
    2Department of Orthopedics, Baoshan Branch, Shanghai First People’s Hospital, Shanghai 200940, China
    3Department of Orthopedics, Qingpu Branch, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 201700, China
  • Revised:2014-08-04 Online:2014-09-03 Published:2014-09-03
  • Contact: Wu Zi-zheng, Master, Associate chief physician, Department of Orthopedics, Baoshan Branch, Shanghai First People’s Hospital, Shanghai 200940, China
  • About author:Lee Soo-min, Studying for doctorate, Department of Orthopedics, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
  • Supported by:

    the grant from Shanghai Municipal Commission of Health and Family Planning, No. 2010135

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells have the ability to self-renew and have pluripotent potential under specific conditions in vitro, which have broad application prospects in clinical practice. However, isolation and culture of adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells still appear to have many difficulties and shortcomings.
OBJECTIVE: To isolate and culture rabbit adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells in vitro in order to study their morphology, cell surface markers and biological properties as well as to investigate the osteogenic and adipogenic potentials of adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells in vitro.
METHODS: Primary adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells were isolated from the subcutaneous adipose tissue of posterior cervical region from New Zealand white rabbits and digested by 0.1% collagenase I. The cells were passaged and amplified by the trypsin digestion. The passage 4 adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells were induced to differentiate after exposure to adipogenic or osteogenic medium. The oil red O staining, alkaline phosphatase and alizarin red staining were used to detect the results. The cell viability was detected by the cell counting kit 8 method to drawn the growth curve. Cell surface markers were examined using flow cytometry.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells isolated from the subcutaneous adipose tissue of rabbits exhibited a fusiform adherent growth in a vortex pattern, and had a strong capability of proliferation that could be passaged stably to the 10th generation. Flow cytometry results showed that the cells highly expressed CD29, CD90, CD44, but lowly expressed CD45 and CD34. After adipogenic induction, the adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells were positive for oil red O staining; after osteogenic induction, the cells were both positive for alkaline phosphatase and alizarin red staining. These findings suggest that the adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells were successfully isolated and cultured from the subcutaneous adipose tissue of rabbits, and these cells are pluripotent with the potential to differentiate into adipocytes and osteoblasts, which are expected to be ideal seed cells for bone tissue engineering.


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Key words: subcutaneous fat, mesenchymal stem cells, rabbits, adipogenesis

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