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You hear all of these stories about stem cells
and how many revolutionary new therapies are possible with their use.

But have you ever wondered just where these stem cells come from?

In some cases, it’s fat.
Adult fat.
Fast food slammin’, Moon Pie eatin’, Supersizing All-you-can eat buffet Adult FAT.

The proper clinical term is Adipose tissue.

More on adipose stem cells here:

From The Adipose Stem Cell Center of the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh.

Imagine a post-cancer breast reconstruction technique that
uses a woman’s own stem cells, isolated from a sample of her fat,
to form a breast with the look and feel of natural tissue.

Imagine a treatment for congenital skull and face defects that
continues to grow and develop along with a child.

Imagine regrowing the soft tissue — including the nerves —
of soldiers injured in battle.

We’re combining basic science and clinical research
to turn these possibilities into realities.

We are isolating, characterizing, and testing adult stem cells from fat.
Fat, or adipose tissue, contains an abundant number of adult stem cells,
over 10 times more than in bone marrow.
These cells not only regenerate adipose tissue,
but they can reconstruct a variety of injuries and defects by
being coaxed to develop into nerves, bone, or cartilage.

The Adipose Stem Cell Center provides the University of Pittsburgh
with a center of expertise in the isolation, growth and differentiation,
biology, and therapeutic applications of stem cells derived from adipose tissues.

By partnering physician-researchers with investigators in the fields of tissue engineering,
cell therapy, adipose biology, stem cell physiology, and growth and development,
we are uniquely positioned to translate our findings into new medical treatments.

The center is co-directed by Kacey G. Marra, PhD, and J. Peter Rubin, MD.

What’s even more interesting is some of the progress made:

In animal models, we have used adipose-derived stem cells
to repair defects in soft tissue, muscle, and bone.

In a rat model of nerve injury, adipose-derived stem cells regenerated
the sciatic nerve and restored hind leg mobility.

We anticipate beginning clinical trials of
adipose stem-cell based treatments within three years.

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