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Putting Fat to Work: Therapeutic Possibilities for Adipose Tissue and Cells
Author(s) -
Katz Adam J.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.27.1_supplement.445.3
Subject(s) - adipose tissue , context (archaeology) , medicine , soft tissue , bioinformatics , biology , pathology , paleontology
Adipose Tissue is a unique biological resource capable of providing vast amounts of matrix, bioactive factors, and a variety of cell types. Due to its unmatched abundance, expendability, ease of harvest, and mass donor appeal, adipose tissue lends itself to a variety of therapeutic strategies. In addition, both adipose tissue proper, as well as adipose‐derived cell fractions, are being tested for safety and efficacy in the context of a wide range of clinical applications such as scar remodeling, soft tissue replacement and augmentation, wound healing, cardiac disease, Crohn's disease, reconstruction of bony defects and many others. This presentation will highlight adipose‐related clinical studies/applications that are imminent and/or currently in progress, with discussion of the regulatory, clinical and commercial considerations associated with a given strategy.