PMID- 28296571 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180223 LR - 20200930 IS - 1551-4005 (Electronic) IS - 1538-4101 (Print) IS - 1551-4005 (Linking) VI - 16 IP - 9 DP - 2017 May 3 TI - Efficient generation of functional Schwann cells from adipose-derived stem cells in defined conditions. PG - 841-851 LID - 10.1080/15384101.2017.1304328 [doi] AB - Schwann cells (SCs) are hitherto regarded as the most promising candidates for viable cell-based therapy to peripheral nervous system (PNS) injuries or degenerative diseases. However, the extreme drawbacks of transplanting autologous SCs for clinical applications still represent a significant bottleneck in neural regenerative medicine, mainly owing to the need of sacrificing a functional nerve to generate autologous SCs and the nature of slow expansion of the SCs. Thus, it is of great importance to establish an alternative cell system for the generation of sufficient SCs. Here, we demonstrated that adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) of rat robustly give rise to morphological, phenotypic and functional SCs using an optimized protocol. After undergoing a 3-week in vitro differentiation, almost all of treated ADSCs exhibited spindle shaped morphology similar to genuine SCs and expressed SC markers GFAP and S100. Most importantly, apart from acquisition of SC antigenic and biochemical features, the ADSC-derived SCs were functionally identical to native SCs as they possess a potential ability to form myelin, and secret nerve growth factor (NGF), brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and glia-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF). The current study may provide an ideal strategy for harvesting sufficient SCs for cell-based treatment of various peripheral nerve injuries or disorders. FAU - Xie, Songtao AU - Xie S AD - a Department of Burn Surgery , Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an PR China State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Xijing Hospital Fourth Military Medical University , Xi'an , Shaanxi Province , China. FAU - Lu, Fan AU - Lu F AD - b Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology , China State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Fourth Military Medical University , Xi'an , Shaanxi Province , China. FAU - Han, Juntao AU - Han J AD - a Department of Burn Surgery , Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an PR China State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Xijing Hospital Fourth Military Medical University , Xi'an , Shaanxi Province , China. FAU - Tao, Ke AU - Tao K AD - a Department of Burn Surgery , Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an PR China State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Xijing Hospital Fourth Military Medical University , Xi'an , Shaanxi Province , China. FAU - Wang, Hongtao AU - Wang H AD - a Department of Burn Surgery , Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an PR China State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Xijing Hospital Fourth Military Medical University , Xi'an , Shaanxi Province , China. FAU - Simental, Alfred AU - Simental A AD - c Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery , Loma Linda University Medical Center , Loma Linda , CA , USA. FAU - Hu, Dahai AU - Hu D AD - a Department of Burn Surgery , Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an PR China State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Xijing Hospital Fourth Military Medical University , Xi'an , Shaanxi Province , China. FAU - Yang, Hao AU - Yang H AD - d Translational Medicine Center , Hong Hui Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University , Xi'an , Shaanxi , China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20170315 PL - United States TA - Cell Cycle JT - Cell cycle (Georgetown, Tex.) JID - 101137841 RN - 0 (Nerve Growth Factors) SB - IM MH - Adipose Tissue/*cytology MH - Animals MH - Cell Differentiation MH - Cell Separation MH - Cell Shape MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Myelin Sheath/metabolism MH - Nerve Growth Factors/metabolism MH - Olfactory Bulb/cytology MH - Phenotype MH - Rats MH - Schwann Cells/*cytology/metabolism MH - Stem Cells/*cytology/metabolism PMC - PMC5444349 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Schwann cells OT - adipose-derived stem cells OT - cell differentiation OT - myelination OT - peripheral nerve EDAT- 2017/03/16 06:00 MHDA- 2018/02/24 06:00 PMCR- 2018/03/15 CRDT- 2017/03/16 06:00 PHST- 2017/03/16 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/02/24 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/03/16 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/03/15 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 1304328 [pii] AID - 10.1080/15384101.2017.1304328 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Cell Cycle. 2017 May 3;16(9):841-851. doi: 10.1080/15384101.2017.1304328. Epub 2017 Mar 15.