ReviewStem cells international2023
Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy for Huntington Disease: A Meta-Analysis.
Review in Stem cells international, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.
- Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Based Therapies Applied in Neurological Diseases: A Systematic Review.Biomedicines · 2026Review
- Research on the Application of Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Addressing Mitochondrial Damage in Neurodegenerative Diseases.Cellular and molecular neurobiology · 2025Review
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- Advances in gene and cellular therapeutic approaches for Huntington's disease.Protein & cell · 2025Review
- Human striatal progenitor cells that contain inducible safeguards and overexpress BDNF rescue Huntington's disease phenotypes.Molecular therapy. Methods & clinical development · 2025Article
- Viral and non-viral cellular therapies for neurodegeneration.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Review
- Harnessing nanotechnology for stem-cell therapies: revolutionizing neurodegenerative disorder treatments - a state-of-the-art update.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Review
- Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) in Huntington's Disease: Neurobiology and Therapeutic Potential.Current neuropharmacology · 2025Review
- VCAM-1Neurochemical research · 2024Article
- Human Umbilical Cord-Mesenchymal Stem Cells Promote Extracellular Matrix Remodeling in Microglia.Cells · 2024Article
- Perinatal Tissue-Derived Stem Cells: An Emerging Therapeutic Strategy for Challenging Neurodegenerative Diseases.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Downregulating ROCK2 by human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells promotes pro-resolving microglial polarization and alleviates cerebral injury in germinal matrix hemorrhage.Cell transplantationArticle
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Objective: Mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) therapy has been explored in Huntington disease (HD) as a potential therapeutic approach; however, a complete synthesis of these results is lacking. We conducted a meta-analysis to evaluate the effects of MSCs on HD. Method: Eligible studies published before November 2022 were screened from Embase, PubMed, Web of Science, Medline, and Cochrane in accordance with PRISMA guidelines. ClinicalTrial.gov and the World Health Organization International Clinical Trials Registry Platform were also searched for registered clinical trials. The outcomes in rodent studies evaluated included morphological changes (striatal volume and ventricular volume), motor function (rotarod test, wire hang test, grip strength test, limb-clasping test, apomorphine-induced rotation test, and neuromuscular electromyography activity), cognition (Morris water maze test), and body weight. Result: The initial search returned 362 records, of which 15 studies incorporating 346 HD rodents were eligible for meta-analysis. Larger striatal and smaller ventricular volumes were observed in MSC-treated animals compared to controls. MSCs transplanted before the occurrence of motor dysfunction rescued the motor incoordination of HD. Among different MSC sources, bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells were the most investigated cells and were effective in improving motor coordination. MSC therapy improved muscle strength, neuromuscular electromyography activity, cortex-related motor function, and striatum-related motor function, while cognition was not changed. The body weight of male HD rodents increased after MSC transplantation, while that of females was not affected. Conclusion: Meta-analysis showed a positive effect of MSCs on HD rodents overall, as reflected in morphological changes, motor coordination, muscle strength, neuromuscular electromyography activity, cortex-related motor function, and striatum-related motor function, while cognition was not changed by MSC therapy.
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