ReviewStem cell research & therapy2021
Is there a place for mesenchymal stromal cell-based therapies in the therapeutic armamentarium against COVID-19?
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10 citing papers in PubMed.
- Functional heterogeneity of mesenchymal stem cells and their therapeutic potential in the K18-hACE2 mouse model of SARS-CoV-2 infection.Stem cell research & therapy · 2025Article
- Mesenchymal Stromal Cell-Based Products: Challenges and Clinical Therapeutic Options.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Cell-Free Supernatant Derived from aBiomedicines · 2023Article
- Rationale for combined therapies in severe-to-critical COVID-19 patients.Frontiers in immunology · 2023Review
- Functional enhancement strategies to potentiate the therapeutic properties of mesenchymal stromal cells for respiratory diseases.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2023Review
- Application of exosomes for the alleviation of COVID-19-related pathologies.Cell biochemistry and function · 2022Review
- Mesenchymal stromal cell delivery as a potential therapeutic strategy against COVID-19: Promising evidence fromWorld journal of biological chemistry · 2022Article
- Mesenchymal stem/stromal cell therapy for COVID-19 pneumonia: potential mechanisms, current clinical evidence, and future perspectives.Stem cell research & therapy · 2022Review
- Stem cell therapy for COVID-19 pneumonia.Molecular biomedicine · 2022Review
- Immunomodulatory and Anti-fibrotic Effects Following the Infusion of Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in a Critically Ill Patient With COVID-19 Presenting Lung Fibrosis: A Case Report.Frontiers in medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the rapid global spread of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), has caused healthcare systems to collapse and led to hundreds of thousands of deaths. The clinical spectrum of COVID-19 is not only limited to local pneumonia but also represents multiple organ involvement, with potential for systemic complications. One year after the pandemic, pathophysiological knowledge has evolved, and many therapeutic advances have occurred, but mortality rates are still elevated in severe/critical COVID-19 cases. Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) can exert immunomodulatory, antiviral, and pro-regenerative paracrine/endocrine actions and are therefore promising candidates for MSC-based therapies. In this review, we discuss the rationale for MSC-based therapies based on currently available preclinical and clinical evidence of safety, potential efficacy, and mechanisms of action. Finally, we present a critical analysis of the risks, limitations, challenges, and opportunities that place MSC-based products as a therapeutic strategy that may complement the current arsenal against COVID-19 and reduce the pandemic's unmet medical needs.
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