Fostering mesenchymal stem cell therapy to halt cytokine storm in COVID-19.
Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis
; 1867(2): 166014, 2021 02 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-938765
ABSTRACT
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been threatening the globe since the end of November 2019. The disease revealed cracks in the health care system as health care providers across the world were left without guidelines on definitive usage of pharmaceutical agents or vaccines. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 as a pandemic on the 11th of March 2020. Individuals with underlying systemic disorders have reported complications, such as cytokine storms, when infected with the virus. As the number of positive cases and the death toll across the globe continue to rise, various researchers have turned to cell based therapy using stem cells to combat COVID-19. The field of stem cells and regenerative medicine has provided a paradigm shift in treating a disease with minimally invasive techniques that provides maximal clinical and functional outcome for patients. With the available evidence of immunomodulatory and immune-privilege actions, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) can repair, regenerate and remodulate the native homeostasis of pulmonary parenchyma with improved pulmonary compliance. This article revolves around the usage of novel MSCs therapy for combating COVID-19.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation
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Pandemics
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Mesenchymal Stem Cells
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Cytokine Release Syndrome
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Vaccines
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.bbadis.2020.166014
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