Examination of ex-vivo viability of human adipose tissue slice culture.
Obesity is associated with significantly higher mortality rates, and excess adipose tissue is involved in respective pathologies. Here we established a human adipose tissue slice cultures (HATSC) model ex vivo. HATSC match the in vivo cell composition of human adipose tissue with, among others, matu...
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doaj-5b483f91be29459ebbd4dea19bf28e542021-03-03T21:46:48ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032020-01-01155e023315210.1371/journal.pone.0233152Examination of ex-vivo viability of human adipose tissue slice culture.Nikolas SchopowSonja KallendruschSiming GongFelicitas RappJustus KörferMartin GerickeNick SpindlerChristoph JostenStefan LangerIngo BechmannObesity is associated with significantly higher mortality rates, and excess adipose tissue is involved in respective pathologies. Here we established a human adipose tissue slice cultures (HATSC) model ex vivo. HATSC match the in vivo cell composition of human adipose tissue with, among others, mature adipocytes, mesenchymal stem cells as well as stroma tissue and immune cells. This is a new method, optimized for live imaging, to study adipose tissue and cell-based mechanisms of obesity in particular. HATSC survival was tested by means of conventional and immunofluorescence histological techniques, functional analyses and live imaging. Surgery-derived tissue was cut with a tissue chopper in 500 μm sections and transferred onto membranes building an air-liquid interface. HATSC were cultured in six-well plates filled with Dulbecco's Modified Eagle's Medium (DMEM), insulin, transferrin, and selenium, both with and without serum. After 0, 1, 7 and 14 days in vitro, slices were fixated and analyzed by morphology and Perilipin A for tissue viability. Immunofluorescent staining against IBA1, CD68 and Ki67 was performed to determine macrophage survival and proliferation. These experiments showed preservation of adipose tissue as well as survival and proliferation of monocytes and stroma tissue for at least 14 days in vitro even in the absence of serum. The physiological capabilities of adipocytes were functionally tested by insulin stimulation and measurement of Phospho-Akt on day 7 and 14 in vitro. Viability was further confirmed by live imaging using Calcein-AM (viable cells) and propidium iodide (apoptosis/necrosis). In conclusion, HATSC have been successfully established by preserving the monovacuolar form of adipocytes and surrounding macrophages and connective tissue. This model allows further analysis of mature human adipose tissue biology ex vivo.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0233152 |
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Nikolas Schopow Sonja Kallendrusch Siming Gong Felicitas Rapp Justus Körfer Martin Gericke Nick Spindler Christoph Josten Stefan Langer Ingo Bechmann Examination of ex-vivo viability of human adipose tissue slice culture. PLoS ONE |
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Nikolas Schopow Sonja Kallendrusch Siming Gong Felicitas Rapp Justus Körfer Martin Gericke Nick Spindler Christoph Josten Stefan Langer Ingo Bechmann |
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Examination of ex-vivo viability of human adipose tissue slice culture. |
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Examination of ex-vivo viability of human adipose tissue slice culture. |
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Examination of ex-vivo viability of human adipose tissue slice culture. |
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Examination of ex-vivo viability of human adipose tissue slice culture. |
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Examination of ex-vivo viability of human adipose tissue slice culture. |
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examination of ex-vivo viability of human adipose tissue slice culture. |
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Obesity is associated with significantly higher mortality rates, and excess adipose tissue is involved in respective pathologies. Here we established a human adipose tissue slice cultures (HATSC) model ex vivo. HATSC match the in vivo cell composition of human adipose tissue with, among others, mature adipocytes, mesenchymal stem cells as well as stroma tissue and immune cells. This is a new method, optimized for live imaging, to study adipose tissue and cell-based mechanisms of obesity in particular. HATSC survival was tested by means of conventional and immunofluorescence histological techniques, functional analyses and live imaging. Surgery-derived tissue was cut with a tissue chopper in 500 μm sections and transferred onto membranes building an air-liquid interface. HATSC were cultured in six-well plates filled with Dulbecco's Modified Eagle's Medium (DMEM), insulin, transferrin, and selenium, both with and without serum. After 0, 1, 7 and 14 days in vitro, slices were fixated and analyzed by morphology and Perilipin A for tissue viability. Immunofluorescent staining against IBA1, CD68 and Ki67 was performed to determine macrophage survival and proliferation. These experiments showed preservation of adipose tissue as well as survival and proliferation of monocytes and stroma tissue for at least 14 days in vitro even in the absence of serum. The physiological capabilities of adipocytes were functionally tested by insulin stimulation and measurement of Phospho-Akt on day 7 and 14 in vitro. Viability was further confirmed by live imaging using Calcein-AM (viable cells) and propidium iodide (apoptosis/necrosis). In conclusion, HATSC have been successfully established by preserving the monovacuolar form of adipocytes and surrounding macrophages and connective tissue. This model allows further analysis of mature human adipose tissue biology ex vivo. |
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