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Regenerative Medicine Applications of Mesenchymal Stem Cells

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Cell Biology and Translational Medicine, Volume 2

Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology ((CBTMED,volume 1089))

Abstract

A major research challenge is to develop therapeutics that assist with healing damaged tissues and organs because the human body has limited ability to restore the majority of these tissues and organs to their original state. Tissue engineering (TE) and regenerative medicine (RM) promises to offer efficient therapeutic biological strategies that use mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). MSCs possess the capability for self-renewal, multilineage differentiation, and immunomodulatory properties that make them attractive for clinical applications. They have been extensively investigated in numerous preclinical and clinical settings in an attempt to overcome their challenges and promote tissue regeneration and repair. This review explores the exciting opportunities afforded by MSCs, their desirable properties as cellular therapeutics in RM, and implicates their potential use in clinical practice. Here, we attempt to identify challenges and issues that determine the clinical efficacy of MSCs as treatment for skeletal and non-skeletal tissues.

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Abbreviations

AKI:

Acute kidney injury

ALS:

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

ABGs:

Autologous bone grafts

ACI:

Autologous chondrocyte implantation

BM:

Bone marrow

BMMC:

Bone marrow mononuclear cells

BMT:

Bone marrow transplantation

CPCs:

Cardiac progenitor cells

CCR:

C-C chemokine receptor type

CKD:

Chronic kidney disease

CXCR:

C-X-C chemokine receptor type

DCM:

Dilated cardiomyopathy

DMD:

Duchenne muscular dystrophy

ESCs:

Embryonic stem cells

EPCs:

Endothelial progenitor cells

ECM:

Extracellular matrix

FTSW:

Full-thickness skin wounds

GVHD:

Graft versus host disease

GFP:

Green fluorescence protein

HF:

Heart failure

HCELL:

Hematopoietic cell E-/L-selectin ligand

HGF:

Hepatocyte growth factor

hAD-MSCs:

human adipose derived-MSCs

HA:

Hydroxyapatite

iPSCs:

induced pluripotent stem cells

IGF-1:

Insulin-like growth factor 1

ISCT:

International Society for Cellular Therapy

IA:

Intra-arterial

IC:

Intracoronary

IV:

Intravenous

MHC:

Major histocompatibility complex

MSCs:

Mesenchymal stem cells

MMPs:

Metalloproteinases

MSC-CM:

MSCs-conditioned medium

MS:

Multiple sclerosis

MI:

Myocardial infarction

NIH:

National Institute of Health

NYHA:

New York Heart Association

NO:

Nitric oxide

OA:

Osteoarthritis

OI:

Osteogenesis imperfecta

PDGF:

Platelet-derived growth factor

PSCs:

Pluripotent stem cells

PCL:

Poly-ε-caprolactone

ciPTEC:

Proximal tubule epithelial cells

RM:

Regenerative medicine

SCs:

Satellite cells

SECs:

Sinusoidal endothelial cells

SDF-1:

Stromal derived factor-1

TA:

Tibialis anterior

TE:

Tissue engineering

TGF-β:

Transforming growth factor-beta

UC:

Umbilical cord

VCAM-1:

Vascular cell adhesion molecule 1

VEGF:

Vascular endothelial growth factor

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Hosseini, S., Taghiyar, L., Safari, F., Baghaban Eslaminejad, M. (2018). Regenerative Medicine Applications of Mesenchymal Stem Cells. In: Turksen, K. (eds) Cell Biology and Translational Medicine, Volume 2. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology(), vol 1089. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/5584_2018_213

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