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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2017

Can Youthful Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Wharton's Jelly Bring a Breath of Fresh Air for COPD?

Andrzej M Janczewski, Joanna Wojtkiewicz, Ewa Malinowska, Anna Doboszyńska

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Andrzej M JanczewskiDepartment of Pulmonology, Faculty of Heath Sciences, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Jagiellońska 78, 10-357 Olsztyn, Poland. janczewskia@live.com.
Joanna WojtkiewiczDepartment of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Warszawska 30, 10-082 Olsztyn, Poland. joanna.wojtkiewicz@uwm.edu.pl.ORCID 0000-0003-0856-3644
Ewa MalinowskaDepartment of Pulmonology, Faculty of Heath Sciences, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Jagiellońska 78, 10-357 Olsztyn, Poland. ewamalinowska@windowslive.com.
Anna DoboszyńskaDepartment of Pulmonology, Faculty of Heath Sciences, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Jagiellońska 78, 10-357 Olsztyn, Poland. anna.doboszynska@wp.pl.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major global cause of morbidity and mortality, projected to become the 3rd cause of disease mortality worldwide by 2020. COPD is characterized by persistent and not fully reversible airflow limitation that is usually progressive and is associated with an abnormal chronic inflammatory response of the lung to noxious agents including cigarette smoke. Currently available therapeutic strategies aim to ease COPD symptoms but cannot prevent its progress or regenerate physiological lung structure or function. The urgently needed new approaches for the treatment of COPD include stem cell therapies among which transplantation of mesenchymal stem cells derived from Wharton's jelly (WJ-MSCs) emerges as a promising therapeutic strategy because of the unique properties of these cells. The present review discusses the main biological properties of WJ-MSCs pertinent to their potential application for the treatment of COPD in the context of COPD pathomechanisms with emphasis on chronic immune inflammatory processes that play key roles in the development and progression of COPD.

Indexed as

Cell DifferentiationCells, CulturedHumansMesenchymal Stem CellsPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveSignal TransductionStem Cell TransplantationWharton Jellyanti-inflammatory effectschronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseimmunomodulationmesenchymal stem cellstherapeutic applicationsWharton’s jelly

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PMID29156550
PMCPMC5713416

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