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. 2015 Sep 14;10(9):e0137612. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0137612

Table 1. Description of AT used for organotypic cultures and/or tissue reconstruction.

Population ID number Age of donor BMI of donor Mean weight (mg)* Number of samples (n) Analyses performed on samples
AT explants
1 32 23.3 610.0 (76.7) 6 Basal secretion
2 35 21.0 1807.7 (380.5) 3 Basal secretion
3 # 36 25.0 870.2 (136.2) 3 Basal secretion
4 38 20.1 467.4 (120.8) 6 Basal secretion
5 & 41 28.8 867.2 (70.1) 4 Basal secretion
6 # , & 55 25.3 486.9 (100.3) 6 Basal secretion
Mean (SD) 39.5 (8.2) 23.9 (3.2) 851.6 (500.7) - -
51 22.0 806.2 (123.8) 3 10 ng/ml TNF-α 24 h- treatment
7 51 22.0 791.7 (52.0) 3 Control, non-treated samples
58 24.6 233.6 (35.0) 3 10 ng/ml TNF-α 24 h- treatment
8 58 24.6 232.1 (11.1) 3 Control, non-treated samples
Mean (SD) 54.5 (4.9) 23.3 (1.8) 515.9 (326.9) - -
Population ID number Age of donor BMI of donor Mean weight (mg)* hrAT / hrCT Number of samples (n) hrAT / hrCT Analyses performed on samples
Reconstructed tissues (3.5 cm 2 )
3 # 36 25.0 30.1 (1.8) / 31.8 (1.3) 2 / 3 Basal secretion
6 # , & 55 25.3 29.6 (2.2) / 26.1 (0.5) 3 / 3 Basal secretion
9 38 29.5 28.1 (0.7) / 39.1 (0.9) 2 / 3 Basal secretion
10 54 24.9 26.3 (1.9) / 18.5 (1.7) 3 / 3 Basal secretion
Mean (SD) 45.8 (10.1) 26.2 (2.2) 28.5 (1.7) / 28.9 (8.7) - -

*: Values are indicated as mean (SD) when applicable.

&: indicates tissues from male donors.

#: indicates data available for both AT explants and tissues reconstructed using the cells extracted from adipose tissue from the same donor.