Abstract
Background
Cryopreserved fat has limited clinical applications due to its rapid absorption, high degree of fibrosis, and risk of complications after grafting. Many studies have verified that Adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes (ADSC-Exos) can improve fresh fat graft survival. This study assessed whether ADSC-Exos could improve the survival of cryopreserved fat grafts.
Methods
Exosomes were isolated from human ADSCs were subcutaneously engrafted with adipose tissues stored under different conditions (fresh; cryopreserved for 1 month) into the backs of BALB/c nude mice (n = 24), and exosomes or PBS were administered weekly. Grafts were harvested at 1, 2, 4, and 8 weeks, and fat retention rate, histologic, and immunohistochemical analyses were conducted.
Results
At 1, 2, and 4 weeks after the transfer, cryopreserved fat grafts in groups of exosome-treated showed better fat integrity, fewer oil cysts, and reduced fibrosis. Further investigations of macrophage infiltration and neovascularization revealed that those exosomes increased the number of M2 macrophages at 2 and 4 weeks (p<0.05), but had limited impact on vascularization (p>0.05). It's important to note that no significant differences (p>0.05) were observed between the two groups in both histological and immunohistochemical evaluations at 8 weeks post-transplantation.
Conclusions
This study suggests that ADSC-Exos could improve the survival of cryopreserved fat grafts in the short term (within 4 weeks), but the overall improvement was poor (after 8 weeks). This suggests that the utility of using ADSC-Exos to treat cryopreserved adipose tissue grafts is limited.
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Dr. XYJ is a resident of plastic and reconstructive surgery who completed experimental design and implementation performed the statistical analysis and prepared the manuscript. Dr. FL is an attending physician of plastic and reconstructive surgery who emerged the idea, performed the data analysis, prepared and revised the manuscript. Dr. YC is a resident of plastic and reconstructive surgery and a medical student who participated in the in vitro experiment. Dr. JF is a resident of plastic and reconstructive surgery who helped revise the manuscript and the data analysis. Prof. SKL is a professor and consulting physician of plastic and reconstructive surgery who supervised this project, critically reviewed the manuscript, and was responsible for execution of the study. Prof. HW is a professor and consulting physician of plastic and reconstructive surgery who conceived the research idea, supervised this project, critically reviewed the manuscript, and was responsible for execution of the study. All authors have seen and approved the manuscript.
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Jiang, Xy., Li, Fw., Chen, Yq. et al. Exosomes Derived from Human Adipose-Derived Stem Cells Cannot Distinctively Promote Graft Survival in Cryopreservation Fat Grafting. Aesth Plast Surg 47, 2117–2129 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-023-03457-1
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