Tissue Engineering

Researchers Transform Human Fat Into Bone, Muscle, Cartilage

Published in Blood Weekly, April 26th, 2001

The research team, which detailed the discovery in the April 2001 edition of the peer-reviewed journal Tissue Engineering, is the first to grow human tissue - bone, muscle, cartilage, and fat - using stem cells harvested from fat. The team obtained the fat using liposuction.

Previously, stem cells for tissue engineering research had been harvested from bone marrow, brain, and fetal tissue: limited sources that pose a variety of logistical and ethical challenges. The availability of the plentiful source of stem cells will accelerate development of new procedures for repairing and replacing damaged, dead, or missing tissue in people.

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Source: Blood Weekly (2001-04-26)

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