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ReviewMolecular biology reports2024

Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) as a therapeutic agent of inflammatory disease and infectious COVID-19 virus: live or dead mesenchymal?

Ramiar Kamal Kheder, Omeed Darweesh, Bashdar Mahmud Hussen, Snur Rasool Abdullah, Abbas Basiri, Mohammad Taheri

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Review in Molecular biology reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 6 institutions in 4 countries.

Ramiar Kamal KhederMedical Laboratory Science Department, College of Science, University of Raparin, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq.
Omeed DarweeshCollege of Pharmacy, Al-Kitab University, Kirkuk, Iraq.
Bashdar Mahmud HussenDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, College of Science, Cihan University-Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Erbil, 44001, Iraq.
Snur Rasool AbdullahMedical Laboratory Science, College of Health Sciences, Lebanese French University, Kurdistan Region, Erbil, Iraq.
Abbas BasiriUrology and Nephrology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Scineces, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammad TaheriInstitue of Human Genetics, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany. Mohammad.taheri@uni-jena.de.
Cihan University-Erbil · IQJena University Hospital · DELebanese French University · IQShahid Beheshti University · IRTishk International University · IQUniversity of Bristol · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The COVID-19 infection is a worldwide disease that causes numerous immune-inflammatory disorders, tissue damage, and lung dysfunction. COVID-19 vaccines, including those from Pfizer, AstraZeneca, and Sinopharm, are available globally as effective interventions for combating the disease. The severity of COVID-19 can be most effectively reduced by mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) because they possess anti-inflammatory activity and can reverse lung dysfunction. MSCs can be harvested from various sources, such as adipose tissue, bone marrow, peripheral blood, inner organs, and neonatal tissues. The regulation of inflammatory cytokines is crucial in inhibiting inflammatory diseases and promoting the presence of anti-inflammatory cytokines for infectious diseases. MSCs have been employed as therapeutic agents for tissue damage, diabetes, autoimmune diseases, and COVID-19 patients. Our research aimed to determine whether live or dead MSCs are more suitable for the treatment of COVID-19 patients. Our findings concluded that dead MSCs, when directly administered to the patient, offer advantages over viable MSCs due to their extended presence and higher levels of immune regulation, such as T-reg, B-reg, and IL-10, compared to live MSCs. Additionally, dead and apoptotic MSCs are likely to be more readily captured by monocytes and macrophages, prolonging their presence compared to live MSCs.

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Communicable DiseasesCOVID-19Mesenchymal Stem CellsMesenchymal Stem Cell TransplantationAnti-Inflammatory AgentsCOVID-19 VaccinesCytokinesHumansInfant, NewbornSARS-CoV-2Anti-Inflammatory AgentsCOVID-19 VaccinesCytokinesCOVID-19Inflammatory diseaseLive MSCs and dead MSCsMesenchymal stem cells (MSCs)

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PMID38340168
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