Regenerative medicine is a relatively new branch of therapeutics in equine medicine, which aims to restore and reconstitute tissue function and structure via cellular and/or noncellular approaches. Biological constituents such as mesenchymal stromal/stem cells (MSCs) are potent therapeutics, which can aid in damaged tissue regeneration due to their differentiation capacity into many different cell types such as adipose tissue, bone, and cartilage. MSCs can be successfully and conveniently isolated from equine subcutaneous adipose tissue (adipose-derived stromal cells, ASCsAdipose-derived stem/stromal cells (ASCs)). In horses, there are currently no standardized methods for characterizing ASCsAdipose-derived stem/stromal cells (ASCs) both in research and clinical practice. However, many studies are investigating antibodies which may be expressed on the ASC cell surface through multicolor immunophenotyping. This chapter describes techniques used to isolate, grow, characterize, and store equine ASCsAdipose-derived stem/stromal cells (ASCs), which have been adapted from extensive published research from the Institute of Cellular and Molecular Medicine (ICMM) at the University of Pretoria.

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Isolation and Characterization of Equine Mesenchymal Stromal/Stem Cells

  • Lisa Marie Bosman,
  • Melvin A. Ambele,
  • Michael S. Pepper

摘要

Regenerative medicine is a relatively new branch of therapeutics in equine medicine, which aims to restore and reconstitute tissue function and structure via cellular and/or noncellular approaches. Biological constituents such as mesenchymal stromal/stem cells (MSCs) are potent therapeutics, which can aid in damaged tissue regeneration due to their differentiation capacity into many different cell types such as adipose tissue, bone, and cartilage. MSCs can be successfully and conveniently isolated from equine subcutaneous adipose tissue (adipose-derived stromal cells, ASCsAdipose-derived stem/stromal cells (ASCs)). In horses, there are currently no standardized methods for characterizing ASCsAdipose-derived stem/stromal cells (ASCs) both in research and clinical practice. However, many studies are investigating antibodies which may be expressed on the ASC cell surface through multicolor immunophenotyping. This chapter describes techniques used to isolate, grow, characterize, and store equine ASCsAdipose-derived stem/stromal cells (ASCs), which have been adapted from extensive published research from the Institute of Cellular and Molecular Medicine (ICMM) at the University of Pretoria.