Posted on 06/18/2007 1:15:55 PM PDT by nypokerface
PITTSBURGH, June 18 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists have cultured stem cells from human fat tissue, creating an alternate source for life-saving hematopoietic stem cell transplants.
The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers said they isolated and cultured human hematopoietic stem cells from fat, or adipose, tissue, suggesting a new source of cells for reconstituting the bone marrow of patients undergoing intensive radiation therapy for blood cancers.
"We took cells from the stromal vascular fraction of normal adipose tissue and basically gave them bone marrow food to see what would happen," said study leader Professor Albert Donnenberg. "We were able to culture a variety of hematopoietic cells, including blood progenitor cells."
The researchers presented their findings last week in Toronto during a meeting of the North American chapter of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society.
I’m not fat; I’m cultivating stem cells for the future.
This is exciting news. Does this mean they’ll pay for my lipo if I let them keep the proceeds?
“Nah, honey, I’m not drinking beer... I’m actually laying down adipose tissue. Never can tell when we’ll need some stem cells.”
Thank goodness they didn’t discover the source to be *brain cells*! I’d be SOL.
Rosie has all the stem cells they will ever need.
No, no, NO! Just imagine what would grow out of them!
bump
Those cells I will not take, take them I will not.
They are not good, no they’re not.
I will just take my Green Eggs and Ham,
RoadGumby I am.
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