Conversion of Adipose-Derived Stem Cells into Sweat Gland-Like Cells: An n In Vitro Phenotypic S

• 作 者: Qiang Shuai Wang Xiao-Meng Zhang Cheng-Kun Liu Ying Xiao Zhi-Bo Li Qiang Li Feng-Yong Zhou Yu
• 机 构: Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beij
• 出 处: 国际皮肤性病学杂志（英文）
• 发表日期: 2020年3期
• 关键词: adipose-derived stem cells human sweat gland-like cells differentiation

Objective::This study was performed to explore the conversion of adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) into sweat gland-like cells for the purpose of sweat gland regeneration.Methods::ADSCs and human sweat gland (hSG) cells were isolated, cultured, and identified. The ADSCs were then cultured in combination with epidermal growth factor and/or cocultured with hSG cells in a Transwell coculturing system to transform the ADSCs into hSG-like cells. Phenotypic changes of the ADSCs were examined by morphological observation and immunocytochemical analysis of specific markers.Results::The ADSCs showed sweat gland-like morphologic changes and expressed sweat gland markers (cytokeratins 7, 14, and 18).Conclusion::These findings revealed that ADSCs can differentiate into hSG-like cells after coculture in a Transwell system and that epidermal growth factor can enhance the efficiency of differentiation. ADSCs may serve as a potential source of cells for sweat gland regeneration.