OBJECTIVETo explore the possibility of building tissue-engineered adipose tissue and looking for a new approach for the repair of soft tissue defects.

METHODSThe cells using enzymatic digestion from human liposuction part of the lipid extract were used as adipose tissue-derived cells and labeled with DiI fluorescent marker, the induced group using I collagen scaffold material as a carrier, the induced cell were planted into left back subcutaneously in nude mice at 1 x 10(7)/ml cell density, in the uninduced group cells were not induced by any, in the same cell density and type I collagen scaffold composite inoculated in nude right mouse back skin, the blank control group I collagen scaffold gaps in nude mice inoculated subcutaneously center of the neck, each of the six mice; Remove implants after 12 weeks and judge the adipogenic capacity through general and fluorescence microscopy, wet - determination, histological detection and oil red O staining qualitative.

RESULTSThe primary source of fat cultured stem cells, similar to the fibroblast morphology, and has a strong proliferative capacity. In the role of adipose differentiation medium, it can be the mature fat cells in which cytoplasmic lipid droplets gather, oil red O staining was positive. In the induced group, newborn tissue were found in the experimental groups of nude mice and its average weight is about 0.020 g. Conventional pathological slices and oil red O staining confirmed it is mature adipose tissue, the fluorescence staining positive confirm them are exogenous. Uninduced group newborn tissue are found in the experimental groups of nude mice and its average weight is about 0.014 g. Conventional pathological slices and oil red O staining confirmed it include some mature adipose tissue, the fluorescence staining positive confirm them are exogenous. Two groups of the new wet weight with have statistical significance (P < 0.01); gaps in the control group no new organization formed.

CONCLUSIONSThe cells using enzymatic digestion from human liposuction part of the lipid extract are adipose tissue-derived cells. The cells can be as seed cells and with solid scaffold of collagen type I it can become fat tissue in vivo successfully.