Review Article

Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Cells for Bone Regereneration: State of the Art

Table 1

Preclinical studies on ASC osteoregenerative potential.

Experimental modelSpeciesScaffold/administrationAdditional ex vivo/in vivo treatmentGraft typeReference

Calvarial defectRatPLGAAlendronateXenogeneic[74]
RabbitHA-PLGA, collagen spongeBV-BMP2/TGF β3Allogeneic[120]
MousePLGADura materXenogeneic[117]
Ratβ-TCPLenti-miR-31Allogeneic[110]
MouseCustom scaffoldNOGGIN shRNA-KnockoutXenogeneic[119]
DogHA-PLGANoneXenogeneic[122]
MouseSystemic injectionNoneAllo/xenogeneic[115]
MouseLocal injectionNoneXenogeneic[116]
RatDBM, PLANoneXenogeneic[123]
RatMAP-coated PCL/PLGANoneXenogeneic[111]
RatHA-β-TCPNoneXenogeneic[126]
RatPLGANone/osteogenic mediumXenogeneic[125]
DogCoralOsteogenic inductionAutologous[109]
DogCoralOsteogenic inductionAllogeneic[121]
PigCollagen spongeOsteogenic inductionAutologous[127]
RatDBXOsteogenic inductionAllogeneic[112]
RatPCL-PLGA-β-TCPOsteogenic induction + HUVECXenogeneic[113]
MousepDA-PLGArhBMP-2Xenogeneic[114]
RabbitCollagen spongerhBMP-2Allogeneic[124]
MouseHA-PLGASonic hedgehog signaling InductionXenogeneic[118]
RatLocal injectionVEGFaXenogeneic[108]

Ectopic bone formationMousePLGABMP2/RUNX2 bicistronic vectorXenogeneic[75]
MousePRP + alginate microsphereNoneAllogeneic[131]
Mouseβ-TCPNoneXenogeneic[121]
RatHANoneXenogeneic[128]
RatMatrigelOsteogenic inductionXenogeneic[133]
RatDBMOsteogenic inductionXenogeneic[132]
MouseCarbon nanotubesrhBMP2Xenogeneic[130]
RatPLDArhBMP2Xenogeneic[129]

Segmental defectRabbitLocal injectionBovine BMPAllogeneic[135]
RatFibrin matrixrhBMP2Allogeneic[139]
Ratβ-TCPLenti-BMP2/7Allogeneic[134]
RabbitPLA/PCL + vascularized periosteumAd-Cbfa1Allogeneic[140]
RabbitsHA-PLA-COLAd-hBMP2Allogeneic[137]

Segmental defectMouseSystemic injectionNoneAllogeneic[140]
RatCollagen gelNoneXenogeneic[145]
RabbitPLGANone/osteogenic mediumXenogeneic[112]
Dogβ-TCPNoneAllogeneic[138]
RabbitHANoneAutologous[93]
RabbitCeramics, biphasic materialsNoneAllogeneic[136]

Vertebral defect/fusionMouseLocal injectionrhBMP6 nucleofectionXenogeneic[143]
RatLyophilized human cancellous boneGal-KO + osteogenic inductionXenogeneic[142]
RatFibrin gelrhBMP6 nucleofectionXenogeneic[144]

Mandible defectPigLocal-systemic injectionNoneAllogeneic[147]
RatHA/COLNoneXenogeneic[146]

HA: hydroxyapatite; PLGA: poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid); PLA/PCL: polylactic acid/polycaprolacton; Ad-Cbfa1: adenoviral expression vector carrying the Cbfa1 gene; DBM: demineralized bone matrix; β-TCP: beta-tricalcium phosphate; Lenti-miR-31: lentivirus expression vector carrying the microRNA-31; p-DA: polydopamine; PRP: platelet-rich plasma; Lenti-BMP2/7: lentivirus expression vector carrying either the BMP2 or the BMP7 gene, MAP: mussel adhesive proteins, NOGGIN shRNA: short hairpin ribonucleic acid to knockdown NOGGIN gene, COL: collagen; BV-BMP2/TGF β3: baculovirus expression vector carrying either the BMP2 or the TGF β3 gene, MAP: mussel adhesive proteins; Gal-KP: galactosyl-knock-out; a-CaP: amorphous calcium phosphate; *these studies were based on uncultured SVF instead of culture-amplified ASCs.