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Adipose derived stem cells protect skin flaps against ischemia-reperfusion injury.
Stem cell reviews and reports - 1 Sept 2012
Reichenberger Matthias A, Heimer Sina, Schaefer Amelia, Lass Ulrike, Gebhard Martha Maria, Germann Günter, Leimer Uwe, Köllensperger Eva, Mueller Wolf
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BACKGROUND: Advances in the treatment of ischemia- reperfusion injury have created an opportunity for plastic surgeons to apply these treatments to flaps and implanted tissues. We examined the capability of adipose derived stem cells (ADSCs) to protect tissue against IRI using an extended inferior epigastric artery skin flap as a flap ischemia- reperfusion injury (IRI) model. METHODS: ADSCs were isolated from...
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