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ArticleInternational journal of ophthalmology2021

Human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells treatment for refractory uveitis: a case series.

Jing Yang, Xin-Jun Ren, Xi-Teng Chen, Yuan-Feng Jiang, Zhi-Bo Han, Zhong-Chao Han, Xiao-Rong Li, Xiao-Min Zhang

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Article in International journal of ophthalmology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Jing YangTianjin Key Laboratory of Retinal Functions and Diseases, Tianjin Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Disease, Eye Institute and School of Optometry, Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital, Tianjin 300384, China.
Xin-Jun RenTianjin Key Laboratory of Retinal Functions and Diseases, Tianjin Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Disease, Eye Institute and School of Optometry, Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital, Tianjin 300384, China.
Xi-Teng ChenTianjin Key Laboratory of Retinal Functions and Diseases, Tianjin Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Disease, Eye Institute and School of Optometry, Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital, Tianjin 300384, China.
Yuan-Feng JiangTianjin Key Laboratory of Retinal Functions and Diseases, Tianjin Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Disease, Eye Institute and School of Optometry, Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital, Tianjin 300384, China.
Zhi-Bo HanNational Engineering Research Center of Cell Products, Tianjin 300457, China.
Zhong-Chao HanNational Engineering Research Center of Cell Products, Tianjin 300457, China.
Xiao-Rong LiTianjin Key Laboratory of Retinal Functions and Diseases, Tianjin Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Disease, Eye Institute and School of Optometry, Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital, Tianjin 300384, China.
Xiao-Min ZhangTianjin Key Laboratory of Retinal Functions and Diseases, Tianjin Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Disease, Eye Institute and School of Optometry, Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital, Tianjin 300384, China.

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Abstract

aimTo evaluate therapeutic outcomes of human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells (HUC-MSCs) treatment in patients with refractory uveitis.

methodsA retrospective and noncomparative review was performed on four patients with refractory uveitis from December 2013 to December 2017. HUC-MSCs were administered intravenously at a dose of 1×10

resultsAll four patients presented with responses to HUC-MSCs treatment, with three males and one female. The numbers of uveitis attacks per year after the HUC-MSCs treatment (0, 2, 0, 0 respectively) all decreased compared with the numbers before the treatment (3, 6, 4, 4 respectively). The oral steroid and immunosuppressive agents were tapered in all patients without recrudescence of ocular inflammation, and three patients discontinued their oral medicine at the last visit. The best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) of 3 patients was improved to varying degrees, and the BCVA of 1 patient remained at 20/20 (Snellen chart) from the first to the last consultation.

conclusionThe study provides an effective therapy of HUC-MSCs in maintaining remission in patients affected by uveitis refractory to previous immunosuppressant treatments.

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autoimmune diseasehuman umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cellsrefractory uveitistherapeutics

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PMID34804871
PMCPMC8569569

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