Mesenchymal Stem Cells (SWA)

Adipose mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) display a fibroblast-like morphology and lack the intercellular lipid droplets seen between adipocytes. Isolated adipose MSCs are typically expanded in monolayer culture and exhibit some degree of telomerase activity, which indicates that they have the capacity to self-renew and proliferate. Adipose MSCs can differentiate along multiple pathways in vitro, including adipocyte, chondrocyte, endothelial, epithelial, hematopoietic support, hepatocyte, neuronal, myogenic, and osteoblast lineages.