SynthesisPloS one2017
Therapeutic potential of mesenchymal stromal cells for hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis of preclinical studies.
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33 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 59 citations in OpenAlex.
- Mesenchymal stem cell therapy in perinatal arterial ischemic stroke: systematic review of preclinical studies.Pediatric research · 2024Pooled it
- Stem cell-based interventions for the treatment of stroke in newborn infants.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Umbilical Cord Blood-Derived Cell Therapy for Perinatal Brain Injury: A Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis of Preclinical Studies.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Pooled it
- What has preclinical systematic review ever done for us?BMJ open science · 2022Pooled it
- Stem cell-based interventions for the prevention of morbidity and mortality following hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy in newborn infants.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Stem Cells as Therapy for Necrotizing Enterocolitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Preclinical Studies.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2020Pooled it
- A Pilot Phase I Trial of Allogeneic Umbilical Cord Tissue-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in Neonates With Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy.Stem cells translational medicine · 2023Trial
- Efficacy of different treatment times of mild cerebral hypothermia on oxidative factors and neuroprotective effects in neonatal patients with moderate/severe hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.The Journal of international medical research · 2020Trial
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- Quieting the Storm: Hypoxia as a Strategy to Boost UC-MSC Therapies for Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Lesions in Neonatal Rats.Stem cell reviews and reports · 2026Article
- Exendin-4 as a multi-target therapy for Fetal Inflammatory Response Syndrome-induced brain injury.Frontiers in neurology · 2026Review
- Extracellular vesicles from mesenchymal stromal cells: an emerging therapy for intractable neonatal disorders.Stem cells translational medicine · 2025Review
- Human Umbilical Cord-Derived Cells Therapy for Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Animal Models.International journal of pediatrics · 2025Article
- Human Neural Stem Cells Reduce Hypoxia-Ischemic Neurological Impairment Through the Regulation of Inflammatory M1/M2 Microglias in Rats.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2025Article
- Improving the future of clinical trials and translation of mesenchymal stromal cell therapies for neonatal disorders.Stem cells translational medicine · 2024Review
- Dietary LPC-BoundNutrients · 2024Article
- Prophylactic Administration of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Does Not Prevent Arrested Lung Development in Extremely Premature-Born Non-Human Primates.Stem cells translational medicine · 2023Article
- Preventing Brain Damage from Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy in Neonates: Update on Mesenchymal Stromal Cells and Umbilical Cord Blood Cells.American journal of perinatology · 2022Review
- Delayed Double Treatment with Adult-Sourced Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Increases Striatal Medium-Spiny Neuronal Number, Decreases Striatal Microglial Number, and Has No Subventricular Proliferative Effect, after Acute Neonatal Hypoxia-Ischemia in Male Rats.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Article
- Intravenously delivered multilineage-differentiating stress enduring cells dampen excessive glutamate metabolism and microglial activation in experimental perinatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy.Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism · 2021Article
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Abstract
introductionNeonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is a devastating neurologic condition with high mortality rates and long-term complications for surviving infants. Mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSCs) have emerged as novel therapeutic agents with promising results in experimental studies of HIE. The purpose of this study is to (a) methodically review the current preclinical literature describing MSC therapy in animal models of HIE, (b) quantify the effect size in regards to functional neurologic outcome, and (c) identify research gaps/limitations that should be addressed prior to future preclinical and clinical studies.
methodsAdhering to the Systematic Review Protocol for Animal Intervention Studies, a systematic search of English articles was performed. Eligible studies were identified and data regarding study characteristics and outcome measures was extracted. After quality assessment, meta-analysis and meta-regression were performed to generate random effect size using standardized mean difference (SMD). Funnel plots and Egger's tests were utilized to evaluate for the presence of publication bias.
resultsA total of 19 studies met inclusion in the current systematic review. Meta-analysis revealed that MSCs have a significant positive effect on neurobehavioral outcome following HIE injury. Sensorimotor function was improved by 2.25 SMD (95% CI; 2.04-2.46) in cylinder rearing and 2.97 SMD (95% CI; 2.56-3.38) in rotarod. Likewise, cognitive function was improved by 2.76 SMD (95% CI; 2.53-2.98) on the water maze and 2.97 SMD (95% CI; 2.58-3.35) in object recognition. Stratification demonstrated an increased effect size depending on various study characteristics.
conclusionsOverall, these results suggest a promising role for MSCs in preclinical studies of HIE. MSC treatment demonstrates improved functional outcomes that are encouraging for future translational studies. While risk of bias and heterogeneity limited the strength of our meta-analysis, our results are consistent with those seen in this field of research.
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