Experimental Study on Directed Differentiation of Adult Adipose-derived Stem Cells into Cartilaginous Cells / 广州中医药大学学报

ABSTRACT

Objective To supply large amount of seed cells for the cartilaginous tissue engineering,adult adipose-derived stem cells(ADSCs) were differentiated directly into cartilaginous cells.Methods Adipose tissue donated voluntarily by the adult patients after liposuction was isolated and subcultured.The cell activity was detected by methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium(MTT) assay and the proliferation curve line was drawn.The cultured stem cells were identified with flow cytometry.After the subculturing,the fourth generation of ADSCs were differentiated directly into cartilaginous cells,and then were marked by Alcian blue.Type II collagen expression in the ADSCs after cartilaginous differentiation was examined by immunohistochemical assay.Results ADSCs proliferated in vitro fast,and kept a stable multiplication till the 13th~15th generation.The results of flow cytometry showed that the cultured ADSCs had the specific features of the stem cells,and then were differentiated into cartilaginous cells.Positive Alcian blue staining and type II collagen expression indicated that the obtained cells had the function of normal cartilaginous cells.Conclusion ADSCs are differentiated directly into cartilaginous cells successfully,which will supply seed cells for the cartilaginous tissue engineering.