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Are They Really Stem Cells? Scrutinizing the Identity of Cells and the Quality of Reporting in the Use of Adipose Tissue-Derived Stem Cells
Joint Authors
Nemeno-Guanzon, Judee Grace
Balolong, Ernesto
Lee, Jeong Ik
Lee, Soojung
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-12-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Abstract EN
There is an increasing concern that the term adipose tissue-derived stem cell (ASC) is inappropriately used to refer to the adipose stromal vascular fraction (SVF).
To evaluate the accuracy and quality of reporting, 116 manuscripts on the application of ASC in humans and animals were examined based on the 2013 published International Federation for Adipose Therapeutics and Science (IFATS)/ International Society for Cellular Therapy (ISCT) joint statement and in reference to current guidelines for clinical trials and preclinical studies.
It is disconcerting that 4 among the 47 papers or 8.51% (CI 2.37–20.38) surveyed after publication of IFATS/ISCT statement reported using ASCs but in fact they used unexpanded cells.
28/47 or 59.57% (CI 44.27–73.63) explicitly reported that adherent cells were used, 35/47 or 74.47% (CI 59.65–86.06) identified expression of surface markers, and 25/47 or 53.19% (CI 14.72–30.65) verified the multilineage potential of the cells.
While there are a number of papers examined in this survey that were not able to provide adequate information on the characteristics of ASCs used with some erroneously referring to the SVF as stem cells, there are more room for improvement in the quality of reporting in the application of ASCs in humans and animals.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Balolong, Ernesto& Lee, Soojung& Nemeno-Guanzon, Judee Grace& Lee, Jeong Ik. 2015. Are They Really Stem Cells? Scrutinizing the Identity of Cells and the Quality of Reporting in the Use of Adipose Tissue-Derived Stem Cells. Stem Cells International،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1116205
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Balolong, Ernesto…[et al.]. Are They Really Stem Cells? Scrutinizing the Identity of Cells and the Quality of Reporting in the Use of Adipose Tissue-Derived Stem Cells. Stem Cells International Vol. 2016, no. 2016 (2015), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1116205
American Medical Association (AMA)
Balolong, Ernesto& Lee, Soojung& Nemeno-Guanzon, Judee Grace& Lee, Jeong Ik. Are They Really Stem Cells? Scrutinizing the Identity of Cells and the Quality of Reporting in the Use of Adipose Tissue-Derived Stem Cells. Stem Cells International. 2015. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1116205
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1116205