Review Article

Adipose-Derived Stem Cells in Tissue Regeneration: A Review

Table 1

Cell surface expression profiles of human ASCs.

Author and YearReferenceExpression profile
Positive expressionNegative expression

Gronthos et al. 2001[15]CD9, CD10, CD13, CD29, CD34, CD44,  
CD49d, CD49e, CD54, CD55, CD59,  
CD105, CD146, CD166, HLA-ABC
CD11a, CD11b, CD11c, CD31,
CD45, CD50, CD56, CD62e,
HLA-DR
Zuk et al. 2001[1]CD13, CD29, CD44, CD49d, CD71, CD14,CD16, CD31,CD34, CD45,  
Zuk et al. 2002[21]CD90, CD105, STRO-1, SH3CD56, CD62e, CD104, CD106, SMA
Katz et al. 2005[20]CD29, CD49b, CD49d, CD49e, CD51,
CD61, CD90, CD138, CD140a
CD11a, CD11b, CD11c, CD18,
CD41a, CD49f, CD62L, CD62P,
CD106, CD117, CD133, HLA-DR, ABCG2
Mitchell et al. 2006[16]CD13, CD29, CD34, CD44, CD49a,
CD63, CD73, CD90, CD146, CD166
CD31, CD144
Yoshimura et al. 2006[17]CD34, CD90CD31, CD45, CD105, CD146
Oedayrajsingh-Varma et al. 2007[18]CD34, CD54, CD90, CD105, CD117,
HLA-ABC, HLA-DR
CD31, CD45, CD106, CD146,  
CD166
Zannettino et al. 2008[19]CD44, CD90, CD105, CD106,  
CD146, CD166, STRO-1, 3G5
CD14, CD31, CD45
Traktuev et al. 2008[27]CD10, CD13, CD34, CD90, CD140a,  
CD140b, SMA
CD31, CD45, CD144
Zimmerlin et al. 2010[26]CD34, CD90CD31, CD146, SMA
Lin et al. 2008[25]CD34CD31, CD140b, SMA

Proposed phenotype of ASCSCD13, CD29, CD34, CD44, CD49d, CD11a, CD11b, CD11c, CD14,
(common between two or more studies)CD54, CD90, CD140a, HLA-ABCCD31, CD45, CD106, CD144
Controversial markers in ASCsCD105, CD140b, CD146, CD166, SMA, HLA-DR

Stromal cell markersCD29, CD44, CD73, CD90, CD166
Hematopoietic markersCD31, CD34, CD45, ABCG2
Pericyte markersCD146, Stro-1, 3G5

Markers in common between studies shown in bold.
SMA: smooth muscle actin.
HLA: human leukocyte antigen.
ABCG2: multidrug transporter protein G2.
3G5: pericyte marker.