- 著者
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             Niina Tsurumachi
             
             Daisuke Akita
             
             Koichiro Kano
             
             Taro Matsumoto
             
             Taku Toriumi
             
             Tomohiko Kazama
             
             Yoshinao Oki
             
             Yoko Saito-Tamura
             
             Morio Tonogi
             
             Noriyoshi Shimizu
             
             Masaki Honda
             
          
- 出版者
- Nihon University School of Dentistry
- 雑誌
- Journal of Oral Science (ISSN:13434934)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- pp.16-0786,  (Released:2018-02-26)
- 参考文献数
- 38
- 被引用文献数
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             4
             
             
          
        
        Dedifferentiated fat (DFAT) cells were isolated from mature adipocytes using the ceiling culture method. Recently, we successfully isolated DFAT cells from adipocytes with a relatively small size (<40 μm). DFAT cells have a higher osteogenic potential than that of medium adipocytes. Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine the optimal concentration of collagenase solution for isolating small adipocytes from human buccal fat pads (BFPs). Four concentrations of collagenase solution (0.01%, 0.02%, 0.1%, and 0.5%) were used, and their effectiveness was assessed by the number of small adipocytes and DFAT cells isolated. The total number of floating adipocytes that dissociated with 0.02% collagenase was 2.5 times of that dissociated with 0.1% collagenase. The number of floating adipocytes with a diameter of ≤29 μm that dissociated with 0.02% collagenase was thrice of those dissociated with 0.1% and 0.5% collagenase. The number of DFAT cells that dissociated with 0.02% collagenase was 1.5 times of that dissociated with 0.1% collagenase. In addition, DFAT cells that dissociated with 0.02% collagenase had a higher osteogenic differentiation potential than those that dissociated with 0.1% collagenase. These results suggest that 0.02% is the optimal collagenase concentration for isolating small adipocytes from BFPs.