Challenges and controversies in human mesenchymal stem cell therapy

B Lukomska, L Stanaszek, E Zuba-Surma… - Stem cells …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Stem cell therapy is being intensely investigated within the last years. Expectations are high
regarding mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) treatment in translational medicine. However …

Allogeneic vs. autologous mesenchymal stem/stromal cells in their medication practice

C Li, H Zhao, L Cheng, B Wang - Cell & Bioscience, 2021 - Springer
Mesenchymal stem/stromal cell (MSC)-based therapeutics is already available for treatment
of a range of diseases or medical conditions. Autologous or allogeneic MSCs obtained from …

Human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cell therapy in patients with COVID-19: a phase 1 clinical trial

F Meng, R Xu, S Wang, Z Xu, C Zhang, Y Li… - Signal transduction and …, 2020 - nature.com
No effective drug treatments are available for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Host-
directed therapies targeting the underlying aberrant immune responses leading to …

Umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) for knee osteoarthritis: repeated MSC dosing is superior to a single MSC dose and to hyaluronic acid in a …

J Matas, M Orrego, D Amenabar… - Stem cells …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of pain and disability. Although conventional
treatments show modest benefits, pilot and phase I/II trials with bone marrow (BM) and …

Mesenchymal stromal cell therapeutic delivery: translational challenges to clinical application

H Caplan, SD Olson, A Kumar, M George… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
For several decades, multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) have been extensively
studied for their therapeutic potential across a wide range of diseases. In the preclinical …

Cellular human tissue-engineered skin substitutes investigated for deep and difficult to heal injuries

Á Sierra-Sánchez, KH Kim, G Blasco-Morente… - NPJ Regenerative …, 2021 - nature.com
Wound healing is an important function of skin; however, after significant skin injury (burns)
or in certain dermatological pathologies (chronic wounds), this important process can be …

Recent progress of stem cell therapy in cancer treatment: molecular mechanisms and potential applications

DT Chu, TT Nguyen, NLB Tien, DK Tran, JH Jeong… - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
The insufficient and unspecific target of traditional therapeutic approaches in cancer
treatment often leads to therapy resistance and cancer recurrence. Over the past decades …

Mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles: opportunities and challenges for clinical translation

M Maumus, P Rozier, J Boulestreau… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Extracellular vesicles (EVs), including exosomes and microvesicles, derived from
mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSCs) exert similar effects as their parental cells, and are …

Immunoregulatory potential of mesenchymal stem cells following activation by macrophage-derived soluble factors

L Saldaña, F Bensiamar, G Vallés, FJ Mancebo… - Stem cell research & …, 2019 - Springer
Background Immunoregulatory capacity of mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) is triggered by
the inflammatory environment, which changes during tissue repair. Macrophages are …

Mesenchymal stromal cells anno 2019: dawn of the therapeutic era? Concise review

MJ Hoogduijn, E Lombardo - Stem cells translational medicine, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Summary 2018 was the year of the first marketing authorization of an allogeneic stem cell
therapy by the European Medicines Agency. The authorization concerns the use of …