Human mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) for treatment towards immune- and inflammation-mediated diseases: review of current clinical trials

Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-13

  Wang, Li Tzu ^a,b   Ting, Chiao Hsuan ^a   Yen, Men Luh ^c   Liu, Ko Jiunn ^d   Sytwu, Huey Kang ^b   Wu, Kenneth K ^a,e   Yen, B Linju ^a  

^a National Health Research Institutes (NHRI)   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^e CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Autoimmune disease; Clinical trials; Human; Immunomodulation; Inflammation; Mesenchymal stem cells; Organ transplantation and rejection; Stem cell therapy

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; DACLIZUMAB; INFLIXIMAB; PREDNISOLONE;

ACUTE GRAFT VERSUS HOST DISEASE; ADIPOSE DERIVED STEM CELL; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ASTHMA; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BONE MARROW DERIVED MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COLLAGEN-INDUCED ARTHRITIS; ENGRAFTMENT; EXPERIMENTAL AUTOIMMUNE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; LUNG DYSPLASIA; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NONHUMAN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); IMMUNE SYSTEM DISEASES; IMMUNOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; MESENCHYMAL STROMA CELL;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM DISEASES; IMMUNOMODULATION; INFLAMMATION; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; MESENCHYMAL STROMAL CELLS;

EID: 84993990247     PISSN: 10217770     EISSN: 14230127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12929-016-0289-5     Document Type: Review

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