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1Cytori Therapeutics Inc, 2Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery,David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 3Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery,David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 4Department of Orthopedic Surgery,David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 5Regenerative Bioengineering and Repair Laboratory,David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Chapters
- 00:05Title
- 01:25Isolation of ASCs from Lipoaspirates
- 02:40Enzymatic Digestion of the Lipoaspirate
- 03:28Isolation of the Adipose-derived Stem Cells
- 05:52Results: Adipose-derived Stem Cells (ASCs)
- 07:03Conclusion
In 2001, researchers at UCLA described the isolation of a population of adult stem cells, termed Adipose-derived Stem Cells or ASCs, from adipose tissue. This article outlines the isolation of ASCs from lipoaspirates using a manual, enzymatic digestion protocol using collagenase.
