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    Leptin promotes adipocytes survival in non-vascularized fat grafting via perfusion increase.
        
        Microvasc. Res. 135:104131 (2021)
    
    
    
	    Background: Though autologous fat transplantation is regularly and successfully performed in plastic surgery, little is known about the factors that contribute to the rise of preadipocytes and how the viability of adipocytes is regulated. As sufficient blood supply is a key parameter for the transplant's survival, we opted to analyse the development of preadipocytes within the fat transplant via stimulation of tissue perfusion with the angiogenesis enhancing hormone leptin. Methods: In a murine (C57BL/6N) model inguinal fat was autologously transplanted into a dorsal skinfold chamber. In the intervention group the fat transplant was treated with local administration of leptin (3 μg/ml) at days 3, 7 and 10 after transplantation. Saline solution was administered respectively in the control group. On the postoperative days 3, 7, 10, and 15 intra vital microscopy was done to assess the functional vessel density, vessel diameter, adipocyte survival and preadipocyte development. The study was completed by histological tissue analysis on days 15 after transplantation. Results: Leptin administration leads to an increase of angiogenesis, which starts from day 7 after implantation and elevates perfusion as well as functional vessel density FVD at days 10 and 15 after transplantation. Perfusion develops first from the border zones of the transplant. Histological evaluation showed that the percentage of perilipin positive adipocytes increased markedly in the study group of mice. Moreover, fat transplants of mice of the leptin group disclosed significantly higher Pref-1 positive cells than fat transplants of the control group. The findings reported in this study indicate that the leptin can enhance the survival and the quality of grafted fat tissue, which may be due to induction of angiogenesis. Conclusion: Leptin administration to fat transplants induced an increase in angiogenesis in the transplanted tissue and may play a role in reducing the resorption rate of lipoaspirates.
	
	
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        Publication type
        Article: Journal article
    
 
    
        Document type
        Scientific Article
    
 
     
    
    
        Keywords
        Adipocyte Viability ; Angiogenesis ; Fat Transfer ; Leptin
    
 
     
    
    
        Language
        english
    
 
    
        Publication Year
        2021
    
 
     
    
        HGF-reported in Year
        2021
    
 
    
    
        ISSN (print) / ISBN
        0026-2862
    
 
    
        e-ISSN
        1095-9319
    
 
    
     
     
	     
	 
	 
    
        Journal
        Microvascular Research
    
 
	
    
        Quellenangaben
        
	    Volume: 135,  
	    
	    
	    Article Number: 104131 
	    
	
    
 
    
         
        
            Publisher
            Elsevier
        
 
        
            Publishing Place
            525 B St, Ste 1900, San Diego, Ca 92101-4495 Usa
        
 
	
         
         
         
         
         
	
         
         
         
    
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
    
        Reviewing status
        Peer reviewed
    
 
    
        Institute(s)
        Helmholtz Institute for Metabolism, Obesity and Vascular Research (HI-MAG)
    
 
    
        POF-Topic(s)
        30201 - Metabolic Health
    
 
    
        Research field(s)
        Helmholtz Diabetes Center
    
 
    
        PSP Element(s)
        G-506500-001
    
 
    
        Grants
        Else-Kroner-Fresenius-Foundation, Bad Homburg, Germany
    
 
     	
    
    
        WOS ID
        WOS:000629756700002
    
    
        Scopus ID
        85099436437
    
    
        PubMed ID
        33421432
    
    
        Erfassungsdatum
        2021-03-26