ReviewCell & bioscience2020
Treatment of spinal cord injury with mesenchymal stem cells.
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118 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Repair of spinal cord injury by bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis based on rat models.Frontiers in molecular neuroscience · 2024Pooled it
- Sustained delivery of chABC improves functional recovery after a spine injury.BMC neuroscience · 2022Pooled it
- Clinical translation of stem cell therapy for spinal cord injury still premature: results from a single-arm meta-analysis based on 62 clinical trials.BMC medicine · 2022Pooled it
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- Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Therapeutic Strategies Based on 15 Types of Stem Cells in Animal Models.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2022Pooled it
- Therapeutic Effect of Exosomes Derived From Stem Cells in Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review Based on Animal Studies.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Pooled it
- Efficacy of miRNA-modified mesenchymal stem cell extracellular vesicles in spinal cord injury: A systematic review of the literature and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2022Pooled it
- Transplantation of mesenchymal stem cells for spinal cord injury: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Journal of translational medicine · 2021Pooled it
- The Effect of 12 Weeks of Rebound Therapy Exercise Training on Walking Ability of Spinal Cord Injury Patients.Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation · 2024Trial
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- Preconditioning of human dental pulp stem cells by HAnatomy & cell biology · 2026Article
- Progress in Intra-Arterial Stem Cell Therapy for Ischemic Stroke: A Review.Stroke (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2026Review
- Interferon regulatory factor 4-releasing 3D-printed scaffolds enhance spinal cord repair by modulating macrophage polarization.Neural regeneration research · 2026Article
- Effect of Indirect Co-Culture With Gingival Mesenchymal Stem Cells on Cytokine Secretion in Primary Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cells.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2026Article
- Therapeutic Window for Intravenous Human Muse Cell Administration in Mouse Spinal Cord Injury.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Translational stem cell therapy for neurodegeneration and CNS trauma: a focused review.Molecular biology reports · 2026Review
- Platelet-rich plasma-primed bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes inhibit neuronal apoptosis and autophagy, and promote nerve regeneration via the miR-29a-3p/PTEN/PI3K/Akt/mTOR axis after spinal cord injury.Journal of molecular histology · 2026Article
- The Small Chemical Compound Repsox Potentiates Oct4-Driven Astrocyte-to-Neural Stem Cell Reprogramming via Notch1/Hes1/Smurf2 Pathway.Cellular and molecular neurobiology · 2026Article
- Adipose tissue-derived stromal cells enhance glycolytic metabolism in injured nerve cells via the FOXK1-HK2 axis for spinal cord injury repair.Journal of translational medicine · 2026Article
- Extracellular Vesicles as Biomarkers and Non-Surgical Therapeutics in Cardiovascular Diseases.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
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Abstract
backgroundSpinal cord injury (SCI) is the damage to the spinal cord that can lead to temporary or permanent loss of function due to injury to the nerve. The SCI patients are often associated with poor quality of life.
resultsThis review discusses the current status of mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) therapy for SCI, criteria to considering for the application of MSC therapy and novel biological therapies that can be applied together with MSCs to enhance its efficacy. Bone marrow-derived MSCs (BMSCs), umbilical cord-derived MSCs (UC-MSCs) and adipose tissue-derived MSCs (ADSCs) have been trialed for the treatment of SCI. Application of MSCs may minimize secondary injury to the spinal cord and protect the neural elements that survived the initial mechanical insult by suppressing the inflammation. Additionally, MSCs have been shown to differentiate into neuron-like cells and stimulate neural stem cell proliferation to rebuild the damaged nerve tissue.
conclusionThese characteristics are crucial for the restoration of spinal cord function upon SCI as damaged cord has limited regenerative capacity and it is also something that cannot be achieved by pharmacological and physiotherapy interventions. New biological therapies including stem cell secretome therapy, immunotherapy and scaffolds can be combined with MSC therapy to enhance its therapeutic effects.
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