Equine adipose tissue derived stem cells and their multilineage differentiation

Abstract

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have become a potent source for cell therapy due their inherent properties of self-renewal and ability to undergo unlimited divisions in the field of regenerative medicine. In this study, equine adipose tissue stem cells (EASCs) have been evaluated on the basis of their morphology, proliferation potential and multilineage differentiation capabilities for their future usage in cell therapy. The cells were further differentiated into osteogenic and adipogenic cell lineages as well as into adipose derived neurospheres to ensure the stemness of propagated cells. In our study, we further successfully cultured the neurosphere derived cells which were cultured from neurospheres after enzymatic dissociation. The study exhibits that EASCs offer a suitable choice for cellular regenerative therapy in equines. Nonetheless, there is a still need to molecular characterization of EASCs in order to establish a standard practice in equine medicine.