Adipose tissue-derived stem and regenerative cells for tissue regeneration

Regenerative medicine, in which lost tissues or organs are regenerated or functionality is restored to damaged tissue with reduced/lost functionality, is the most promising field in 21st century medicine, and significant development is expected in the near future. Stem cells have been of particular interest recently in the field of regenerative medicine because they have self-renewal capacity as well as pluripotency to differentiate into fat, bone marrow, and muscle, and so on. It has been recently demonstrated that there are many stem cells in the adipose tissues, and stem cells are considered the key to tissue regeneration. Currently, adipose tissue has received great attention as a source of mesenchymal stem cells for cell therapy compared to bone marrow, peripheral blood, cord blood, and the others. This section focuses on their potential and introduces some clinical applications using adipose-derived regenerative cells and its isolation technology.