Results show CHIR99021 increased β-catenin nuclear localisation and Wnt target gene expression, including CCND1 (encoding cyclin D). To achieve this, a novel method was developed in which aged ADCs were treated with CHIR99021 (3µM), an inhibitor of GSK3α/β, for 7 days and cultured in three-dimensional spheroid culture for a further 2 days. Studies therefore investigated whether senescent ADCs obtained from elderly human donors (≥60 yrs) could be re-activated to increase their regenerative potential. This limited the potential use of aged progenitor cells in autologous graft for bone-tissue engineering in the elderly, the elderly being the demographic with the greatest demand for regenerative therapies. However, aging impaired the function of adult progenitor cells, demonstrated with increased senescence and decreasing regenerative capability in ADCs from elderly donors. These markers included PDGFRα, CD44, CD73, CD90, CD105, CD166 and STRO-1 (passage 0 only) while lacking expression of haematopoietic and endothelial markers: CD31, CD34, CD45. Following this, cultured cells from ADCs were confirmed to have correlating cell surface expression for progenitor cell markers to that identified with sequencing.
Single-cell sequencing confirmed the existence of progenitor cells in bulk isolated uncultured adipose tissue from an elderly donor(female, 76yrs), and five novel genes within this subpopulation were identified. The current work has examined the use of adipose tissue derived progenitor cells from elderly donors, along with gingival tissue derived progenitor cells (ADCs and GDCs, respectively) for bone tissue regeneration. This is the first clinical case where ectopic bone was produced using autoASCs in microvascular reconstruction surgery and it will pave way for new clinical trials in the field.Īging impairs the function of adult progenitor cells, as evidenced by their increased senescence and decreasing regenerative capability, thus limiting their potential use in autologous graft for bonetissue engineering in the elderly. The in vitro characterization demonstrated multipotentiality and mesenchymal stem cell characteristics in ASCs. Postoperative healing has been uneventful, and further rehabilitation with dental implants has been started. After 8 months of follow-up, the flap had developed mature bone structures and vasculature and was transplanted into the defect area. ASCs were isolated and expanded in clean room facilities according to GMP standards and were characterized in vitro. After 36 months of follow-up, the defect was reconstructed with a microvascular flap using autoASCs, beta-tricalcium phosphate and bone morphogenetic protein-2. The patient underwent a hemimaxillectomy due to a large keratocyst. The authors describe the first case report of a microvascular custom-made ectopic bone flap employing good manufacturing practice (GMP) level ASCs. Specifically, utilizing autologous adipose stem cells (autoASCs), large quantities of cells can be retrieved for cell therapy applications and the risk of tissue rejection is diminished. Currently, reconstruction of large bony defects involves harvesting of autologous bone causing donor site morbidity and risk of infection. Microvascular reconstruction is the state-of-the-art in many fields of defect surgery today.
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