Research Article

Broad-Spectrum Antibacterial Effects of Human Adipose-Derived Stromal Cells

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ASCs exhibited antibacterial effects against human and murine periopathogens. (a) Human bacterial subgingival samplings were incubated for 6 hours without (white bar) or with (grey bar) ASCs, and the number of bacterial CFUs was determined. Five ASC donors and 5 subgingival bacterial samples, for 12 unique combinations, were tested. . (b) Representative results from incubation of ASCs with subgingival specimen from one patient. The control is on the left, example of two ASC donors incubated with the same subgingival sample on the right. (c) Quantification of subgingival anaerobic bacterial flora (expressed in CFU log) from a murine model of periodontitis after periodontal defects grafting with or without ASCs. ( by time point).
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