ReviewQJM : monthly journal of the Association of Physicians2014
Mesenchymal stem cells, autoimmunity and rheumatoid arthritis.
Review in QJM : monthly journal of the Association of Physicians, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 56 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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56 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Therapeutic Potential of Stem Cells in the Treatment and Management of Immunomodulatory Disorders.Current pharmaceutical design · 2026Pooled it
- Therapeutic Potential of Mesenchymal Stromal Stem Cells in Rheumatoid Arthritis: a Systematic Review of In Vivo Studies.Stem cell reviews and reports · 2020Pooled it
- Meta-analysis of preclinical studies of mesenchymal stromal cells to treat rheumatoid arthritis.EBioMedicine · 2019Pooled it
- Identification of Potential Plasma microRNA Stratification Biomarkers for Response to Allogeneic Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Rheumatoid Arthritis.Stem cells translational medicine · 2017Trial
- MSC-derived microvesicles inhibit the progression of arthritis in a murine model of preclinical rheumatoid arthritis.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Article
- Chrysin and Bone Marrow-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Restrain Complete Freund's Adjuvant-induced Arthritis in Wistar Rats via Subsiding Inflammation and Oxidative Stress.Current stem cell research & therapy · 2026Article
- Regulatory T cells in primary sjögren disease: regulatory mechanisms and therapeutic prospects.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Current and future advances in practice: arboviral arthritides.Rheumatology advances in practice · 2025Review
- Mesenchymal Stem Cells-Involved Strategies for Rheumatoid Arthritis Therapy.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2024Review
- Scaffolded Chondrogenic Spheroid-Engrafted Model.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2024Article
- Insensitive Effects of Inflammatory Cytokines on the Reference Genes of Synovial Fluid Resident-Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived from Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- IL-1β stimulated human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells ameliorate rheumatoid arthritis via inducing apoptosis of fibroblast-like synoviocytes.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Single-cell analysis of immune cells on gingiva-derived mesenchymal stem cells in experimental autoimmune uveitis.iScience · 2023Article
- Role and mechanism of fibroblast-activated protein-α expression on the surface of fibroblast-like synoviocytes in rheumatoid arthritis.Frontiers in immunology · 2023Review
- Mesenchymal stem cells and their microenvironment.Stem cell research & therapy · 2022Review
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- Reestablish immune tolerance in rheumatoid arthritis.Frontiers in immunology · 2022Review
- Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Based Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Review
- Labial gland-derived mesenchymal stem cells and their exosomes ameliorate murine Sjögren's syndrome by modulating the balance of Treg and Th17 cells.Stem cell research & therapy · 2021Article
- Recent Developments in Clinical Applications of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis.Frontiers in immunology · 2021Review
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Abstract
The vast majority of literature pertaining to mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) immunomodulation has focussed on bone marrow-derived MSC that are systemically infused to alleviate inflammatory conditions. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the commonest autoimmune joint disease that has witnessed significant therapeutic advances in the past decade, but remains stubbornly difficult to treat in a subset of cases. Pre-clinical research has demonstrated that bone marrow, adipose, synovial and umbilical cord-derived MSC all suppress the functions of different immune cells thus raising the possibility of new therapies for autoimmune diseases including RA. Indeed, preliminary evidence for MSC efficacy has been reported in some cases of RA and systemic lupus erythromatosis. The potential use of bone marrow-MSC (BM-MSC) for RA therapy is emerging but the use of synovial MSC (S-MSC) to suppress the exaggerated immune response within the inflamed joints remains rudimentary. Synovial fibroblasts that are likely derived from S-MSCs, also give rise to a cell-cultured progeny termed fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS), which are key players in the perpetuation of joint inflammation and destruction. A better understanding of the link between these cells and their biology could be a key to developing novel MSC-based strategies for therapy. The review briefly focuses on BM-MSC and gives particular attention to joint niche synovial MSC and FLS with respect to immunoregulatory potential therapy roles.
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