Isolation and Characterization of Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem
Cells (ADSCs) from Sheep and Goats
Yeşim Aslan Kanmaz1*,Sadık Yılmaz1,Asuman Özen2
and
Fatih Serdar Şahin3
1Firat
University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Department of
Anatomy,Elazığ, Turkey, 2Ankara University Faculty of
Veterinary Medicine Department of Histology and Embryology Ankara,
Turkey, 3Erciyes University Institute of Health Sciences,
Department of Stem Cell Sciences, Kayseri, Turkey
*Corresponding author:Yeşim Aslan Kanmaz. e-mail:
yesim.aslan@firat.edu.tr
Abstract
Recent therapeutic approaches in animal diseases involve stem cell-based
therapies which are showing promising results, particularly with the use of
mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). Our study aimed at isolating and characterizing
adipose tissue-derived stem cells (ADSCs) in goats and sheep, evaluating their
characteristics mesenchymal nature, and adipogenic, chondrogenic, and osteogenic
differentiation potentials. For this purpose, subcutaneous adipose tissues were
collected from the inguinal region under sterile conditions from five healthy
adult sheep and five goats each slaughtered at a slaughterhouse. MSCs were
isolated, cultured, and differentiated into adipogenic, chondrogenic, and
osteogenic lineages, followed by respective histochemical staining to confirm
differentiation. In passage 3 (P3), the surface markers CD44, CD90, CD105, and
CD45 were analyzed using flow cytometry to characterize mesenchymal properties.
The cells expressed CD44, CD90, and CD105 but did not express hematopoietic
marker CD45, confirming their mesenchymal nature. This study successfully
identifiedADSCs from sheep and goats as
mesenchymal stem cells and characterized their strong trilineage differentiation
potential, highlighting their strong therapeutic capabilities and revealing
interspecies differences in MSCs properties. These findings provide valuable
insights for future MSCs-based therapeutic applications in veterinary
regenerative medicine, particularly for economically and clinically important
species.
To Cite This Article:
Kanmaz
YA,
Yılmaz
S,
Özen
A and
Şahin
FS, 2024. Isolation and Characterization of
Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells (ADSCs) from Sheep and Goats. Pak
Vet J. http://dx.doi.org/10.29261/pakvetj/2024.287