Journal
CELLS
Volume 10, Issue 2, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/cells10020466
Keywords
UrSuppe; defined cell culture; xeno; and serum-free cell culture; adipogenic differentiated adipose-derived stromal cells; white and beige; brown adipocyte; platelet lysate
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- Cardiocentro Ticino Foundation (CCTF)
- Foundation for Cardiological Research and Education (FCRE)
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Adipose tissue is a rich source of stem cells, but liposuction cannot provide enough for direct applications in regenerative medicine. Hence, GMP-compliant ex vivo expansion protocols are needed to ensure safe, reproducible, and cost-effective production of cell drugs. The developed UrSuppe cell culture medium allows for the cultivation and differentiation of human adipose stem cells, potentially facilitating the translation of research projects into clinical applications.
Adipose tissue is an abundant source of stem cells. However, liposuction cannot yield cell quantities sufficient for direct applications in regenerative medicine. Therefore, the development of GMP-compliant ex vivo expansion protocols is required to ensure the production of a cell drug that is safe, reproducible, and cost-effective. Thus, we developed our own basal defined xeno- and serum-free cell culture medium (UrSuppe), specifically formulated to grow human adipose stem cells (hASCs). With this medium, we can directly culture the stromal vascular fraction (SVF) cells in defined cell culture conditions to obtain hASCs. Cells proliferate while remaining undifferentiated, as shown by Flow Cytometry (FACS), Quantitative Reverse Transcription PCR (RT-qPCR) assays, and their secretion products. Using the UrSuppe cell culture medium, maximum cell densities between 0.51 and 0.80 x 10(5) cells/cm(2) (=2.55-4.00 x 10(5) cells/mL) were obtained. As the expansion of hASCs represents only the first step in a cell therapeutic protocol or further basic research studies, we formulated two chemically defined media to differentiate the expanded hASCs in white or beige/brown adipocytes. These new media could help translate research projects into the clinical application of hASCs and study ex vivo the biology in healthy and dysfunctional states of adipocytes and their precursors. Following the cell culture system developers' practice and obvious reasons related to the formulas' patentability, the defined media's composition will not be disclosed in this study.
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