The biological features of adipose-derived stem cells and its application in oral tissue regeneration / 中国组织工程研究

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:In comparison with stem cel s from other tissues, adipose-derived stem cel s (ADSCs) are not only abundant and easy to harvest but also have the strong abilities to proliferate and differentiate. These make ADSCS the promising stem cel s in the field of oral tissue regeneration. OBJECTIVE:To summarize the biological features of ADSCs and the development of functions as stem cel s in the oral tissue regeneration. METHODS:We took“adipose-derived stem cel s, oral tissue regeneration, bone tissue engineering, periodontal tissue regeneration, bone defects”as the key words in Chinese and English, respectively, to retrieve the related literatures from PubMed, CNKI, Wangfang databases during 2000 to 2016 based on internet search. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:In vitro studies on periodontal tissue regeneration have shown that ADSCs can promote the regeneration of bones, fibroblasts, blood vessels around the periodontal area, and improve the healing abilities of injured tissues. In the study of craniofacial bone regeneration, ADSCs can successful y repair massive bone loss due to the surgeries of tumor or accidents. ADSCs have a promising role in the oral tissue regeneration, but further studies wil be required because of the problems of immunogenicity and safety.