Successful Isolation of Viable Adipose-Derived Stem Cells from Human Adipose Tissue Subject to Long-Term Cryopreservation: Positive Implications for Adult Stem Cell-Based Therapeutics in Patients of Advanced Age

Figure 4

Live ASC isolation relative to patient age. (a) ASCs were isolated from 32 patients of different ages (range 26–62 years, average ). Live ASCs isolated ranged from 0 to cells/g adipose, average , with no clear correlation between ASC isolation and patient age. (b) Live cell count was compared relative to patient age across 4 cohort groups: <40 years () versus ≥40 years (); <50 years () versus ≥50 years (); and <40 years () versus ≥50 years (). No significant differences in live ASC isolation were observed between any of the age cohorts; .

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