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ReviewFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology2026

Mesenchymal stromal cells in polytrauma: from immune dysregulation to therapeutic potential.

Charles S Black, Milen Kumar, Renato Miguel Reyes, J Kent Leach, Mark A Lee, Håvard Jostein Haugen, Thaqif El Khassawna, Maryam Rahmati, Augustine Mark Saiz

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Review in Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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9 authors.

Charles S Black *Department of Orthopedic Surgery, UC Davis Health, Sacramento, CA, United States.
Milen Kumar *Department of Orthopedic Surgery, UC Davis Health, Sacramento, CA, United States.
Renato Miguel ReyesDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, UC Davis Health, Sacramento, CA, United States.
J Kent LeachDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, UC Davis Health, Sacramento, CA, United States.
Mark A LeeDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, UC Davis Health, Sacramento, CA, United States.
Håvard Jostein HaugenDepartment of Biomaterials, Institute of Clinical Dentistry, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Thaqif El KhassawnaExperimental Trauma Surgery, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany.
Maryam RahmatiDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, UC Davis Health, Sacramento, CA, United States.
Augustine Mark SaizDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, UC Davis Health, Sacramento, CA, United States.

Funding

Systemic and local immunomodulation of fracture healing in polytraumaK08AR084594 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI Augustine Saiz · 2025 to 2026
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NIAMS NIH HHS K08 AR084594
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polytrauma, defined as life-threatening injuries to multiple organ systems with an Injury Severity Score greater than 16, presents significant challenges for fracture healing, with nonunion rates substantially higher than in isolated fractures. The systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) and subsequent immune dysregulation characteristic of polytrauma create a hostile microenvironment that impairs normal bone regeneration. Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs; also termed mesenchymal stem/stromal cells) play critical roles in fracture healing through immunomodulation, osteogenic differentiation, and promotion of angiogenesis. However, emerging evidence suggests that MSC-mediated processes may be compromised in polytrauma settings. Importantly, direct evidence for endogenous MSC dysfunction in human polytrauma remains limited: much of the current understanding is inferred from isolated-fracture models,

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bone regenerationfractureinflammationmesenchymal stromal cellspolytrauma

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PMID42903473
PMCPMC13680871

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