Stem cell therapy: a potential approach for treatment of influenza virus and coronavirus-induced acute lung injury.
Stem Cell Res Ther
; 11(1): 192, 2020 05 24.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-343284
ABSTRACT
Acute lung injury (ALI), an increasingly devastating human disorder, is characterized by a multitude of lung changes arising from a wide variety of lung injuries. Viral infection is the main cause of morbidity and mortality in ALI and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) patients. In particular, influenza virus, coronavirus, and other respiratory viruses circulate in nature in various animal species and can cause severe and rapidly spread human infections. Although scientific advancements have allowed for rapid progress to be made to understand the pathogenesis and develop therapeutics after each viral pandemic, few effective methods to treat virus-induced ALI have been described. Recently, stem cell therapy has been widely used in the treatment of various diseases, including ALI. In this review, we detail the present stem cell-based therapeutics for lung injury caused by influenza virus and the outlook for the future state of stem cell therapy to deal with emerging influenza and coronaviruses.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Orthomyxoviridae
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Coronavirus
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Stem Cell Transplantation
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Acute Lung Injury
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Stem Cell Res Ther
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S13287-020-01699-3
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