CELTPLUS Fat Increases the Metabolic Activity as Well as the SVF-Yield Significantly When Compared to CELT Fat, Even After Cryopreservation with DMSO

Schimanski, Tom and Prantl, Lukas and Eigenberger, Andreas and Felthaus, Oliver and Loucas, Rafael and Utpatel, Kirsten and Steer, Kerstin (2025) CELTPLUS Fat Increases the Metabolic Activity as Well as the SVF-Yield Significantly When Compared to CELT Fat, Even After Cryopreservation with DMSO. CELLS, 14 (16): 1270. ISSN , 2073-4409

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Abstract

Lipofilling has far more applications than cosmetic surgery alone. Due to its high content of stromal vascular fraction (SVF) cells, lipoaspirate can also be used to treat wounds, as its cellular components may accelerate wound healing. Using our CELTPLUS protocol, we can increase the number of SVF cells per volume. Unfortunately, some patients require more than one treatment to achieve an optimal outcome, but would unnecessarily suffer from repeated liposuction. Therefore, our objective was to test whether cryopreserving CELT(PLUS )fat could offer a solution, potentially avoiding the need for repeated liposuction procedures. DMSO was used as a cryoprotective agent for proof-of-principle testing, although other non-toxic cryoprotective agents should be considered in the future. The rest of our freezing protocol is a clinically friendly attempt to facilitate the translation into clinical practice. We tested the cryopreserved tissue using histological evaluation, metabolism measurement, SVF cell yield estimation, PCRs from both whole tissue and from cultured SVF cells, and Oil Red "O" staining. We found that freezing CELT(PLUS )fat with DMSO yields better results than without cryoprotection in all evaluated methods. Until non-toxic cryoprotective agents are tested on CELT(PLUS )fat, we do not recommend initiating animal or human testing.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: STROMAL-VASCULAR FRACTION; BREAST AUGMENTATION; TISSUE; SAFETY; adipose tissue; stromal vascular fraction; extracellular matrix; cryopreservation; DMSO; CELT; CELTPLUS
Subjects: 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine
Divisions: Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Pathologie
Medicine > Zentren des Universitätsklinikums Regensburg > Zentrum für Plastische-, Hand- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie
Depositing User: Dr. Gernot Deinzer
Date Deposited: 28 Jul 2026 08:45
Last Modified: 28 Jul 2026 08:45
URI: https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/66090

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