New Strategies for Overcoming Limitations of Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Based Immune Modulation
International Journal of Stem Cells
;
: 54-68, 2015.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-171259
ABSTRACT
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have rapidly been applied in a broad field of immune-mediated disorders since the first successful clinical use of MSCs for treatment of graft-versus-host disease. Despite the lack of supporting data, expectations that MSCs could potentially treat most inflammatory conditions led to rushed application and development of commercialized products. Today, both pre-clinical and clinical studies present mixed results for MSC therapy and the discrepancy between expected and actual efficacy of MSCs in various diseases has evoked a sense of discouragement. Therefore, we believe that MSC therapy may now be at a critical milestone for re-evaluation and re-consideration. In this review, we summarize the current status of MSC-based clinical trials and focus on the discrepancy between expected and actual outcome of MSC therapy from bench to bedside. Importantly, we discuss the underlying limitations of MSCs and suggest a new guideline for MSC therapy in hopes of improving their therapeutic efficacy.
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Main subject:
Mesenchymal Stem Cells
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Hope
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Graft vs Host Disease
Type of study:
Practice guideline
Language:
English
Journal:
International Journal of Stem Cells
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
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