{"title":"Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy for Treating the Underlying Causes of Diabetes Mellitus and Its Consequences.","authors":"Diana Esquivel, Rangnath Mishra, Anand Srivastava","doi":"10.2174/1574888X18666230411111320","DOIUrl":"10.2174/1574888X18666230411111320","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a multifaceted pathological condition, which at present is being considered an epidemic disease keeping the rampant rate of its increase in almost all population groups of the world in consideration. Out of the two types of DM described, T1D is characterized as an autoimmune condition that leads to the destruction of pancreatic β-cells by macrophages and T-cells, thereby, adversely affecting the production of insulin. On the other hand, T2D, often caused by insulin resistance, is commonly related to unhealthy habits, and therefore, it can be prevented in most cases. In both of the conditions, high levels of proinflammatory cytokines like IL-6, TNF-α, and INF-ƴ, lead to chronic inflammation, and elevated oxidative stress resulting in apoptosis and destruction of tissues. Although several treatments are available to treat the symptoms, the underlying causes are not well addressed. One of the most promising approaches to tackle the ill effects and the primary causes of DM is mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) therapy. The use of MSC therapy, because of the immunomodulatory and regenerative properties recorded in this type of cells in a number of experiments carried out in animal models and clinical trials of the disease, has reported positive outcomes. This review covers the principal mechanisms of action induced during MSC therapy in reference to the described pathophysiological pathways of both T1D and T2D. In addition, how this therapeutic intervention can counteract the ill effects of this condition leading to the promotion of tissue regeneration has been covered.</p>","PeriodicalId":10979,"journal":{"name":"Current stem cell research & therapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9648478","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recent Approaches to Enhance Osteogenesis of Dental Pulp Stem Cells on Electrospun Scaffolds.","authors":"Zahra Safari, Seyedeh Sara Aghili, Sahar Hassantash, Ehsan Iranmanesh, Mehdi Abouali, Mobina Bagherianlemraski, Shabnam Ghasemzadeh, Esmaeel Dadgar, Ghasem Barati, Ehsan Saburi","doi":"10.2174/1574888X18666230530153521","DOIUrl":"10.2174/1574888X18666230530153521","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Critical-sized bone defects are a challenging issue during bone regeneration. Bone tissue engineering is aimed to repair such defects using biomimicking scaffolds and stem cells. Electrospinning allows the fabrication of biocompatible, biodegradable, and strengthened scaffolds for bone regeneration. Natural and synthetic polymers, alone or in combination, have been employed to fabricate scaffolds with appropriate properties for the osteogenic differentiation of stem cells. Dental pulps are rich in stem cells, and dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) have a high capacity for proliferation, differentiation, immunomodulation, and trophic factor expression. Researchers have tried to enhance osteogenesis through scaffold modification approaches, including incorporation or coating with mineral, inorganic materials, and herbal extract components. Among them, the incorporation of nanofibers with hyaluronic acid (HA) has been widely used to promote osteogenesis. In this review, the electrospun scaffolds and their modifications used in combination with DPSCs for bone regeneration are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":10979,"journal":{"name":"Current stem cell research & therapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9551895","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Amin Firoozi, Mehri Shadi, Zohre Aghaei, Mohammad Reza Namavar
{"title":"Conditioned Media Therapy in Alzheimer's Disease: Current Findings and Future Challenges.","authors":"Amin Firoozi, Mehri Shadi, Zohre Aghaei, Mohammad Reza Namavar","doi":"10.2174/1574888X18666230523155659","DOIUrl":"10.2174/1574888X18666230523155659","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder accompanied by a reduction in cognition and memory. Till now, there is no definite cure for AD, although, there are treatments available that may improve some symptoms. Currently, in regenerative medicine stem cells are widely used, mainly for treating neurodegenerative diseases. There are numerous forms of stem cells to treat AD aiming at the expansion of the treatment methods for this particular disease. Since 10 years ago, science has gained abundant knowledge to treat AD by understanding the sorts of stem cells, methods, and phasing of injection. Besides, due to the side effects of stem cell therapy like the potentiation for cancer, and as it is hard to follow the cells through the matrix of the brain, researchers have presented a new therapy for AD. They prefer to use conditioned media (CM) that are full of different growth factors, cytokines, chemokines, enzymes, etc. without tumorigenicity or immunogenicity such as stem cells. Another benefit of CM is that CM could be kept in the freezer, easily packaged, and transported, and doesn't need to fit with the donor. Due to the beneficial effects of CM, in this paper, we intend to evaluate the effects of various types of CM of stem cells on AD.</p>","PeriodicalId":10979,"journal":{"name":"Current stem cell research & therapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9570489","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cell Extracellular Vesicle-derived <i>miR-27b- 3p</i> activates the Wnt/Β-catenin Pathway by Targeting SMAD4 and Aggravates Hepatic Ischemia-reperfusion Injury.","authors":"Hongnan Li, Weidong Lin, Yunlei Li, Jiayang Zhang, Runsheng Liu, Minghai Qu, Ruihua Wang, Xiaomin Kang, Xuekun Xing","doi":"10.2174/1574888X19666230901140628","DOIUrl":"10.2174/1574888X19666230901140628","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>To investigate the roles of extracellular vesicles (EVs) secreted from bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) and <i>miR-27</i> (highly expressed in BMSC EVs) in hepatic ischemia‒ reperfusion injury (HIRI).</p><p><strong>Approaches and results: </strong>We constructed a HIRI mouse model and pretreated it with an injection of agomir-<i>miR-27-3p</i>, agomir-NC, BMSC-EVs or control normal PBS into the abdominal cavity. Compared with the HIRI group, HIRI mice preinjected with BMSC-EVs had significantly decreased alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels and alleviated liver necrosis (P<0.05). However, compared with HIRI+NC mice, HIRI+<i>miR-27b</i> mice had significantly increased ALT and AST levels, aggravated liver necrosis, and increased apoptosis-related protein expression (P<0.05). The proliferation and apoptosis of AML-12 cells transfected with <i>miR-27</i> were significantly higher than the proliferation and apoptosis of AML-12 cells in the mimic NC group (P<0.01) after hypoxia induction. SMAD4 was proven to be a <i>miR-27</i> target gene. Furthermore, compared to HIRI+NC mice, HIRI+<i>miR-27</i> mice displayed extremely reduced SMAD4 expression and increased levels of wnt1, β-catenin, c-Myc, and Cyclin D1.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our findings reveal the role and mechanism of <i>miR-27</i> in HIRI and provide novel insights for the prevention and treatment of HIRI; for example, EVs derived from BMSCs transfected with <i>antimiR- 27</i> might demonstrate better protection against HIRI.</p>","PeriodicalId":10979,"journal":{"name":"Current stem cell research & therapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10553356","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exosome-mediated Repair of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration: The Potential Role of miRNAs.","authors":"Han-Shi Wang, Shu Lin, Hai-Ming Yu","doi":"10.2174/1574888X18666230504094233","DOIUrl":"10.2174/1574888X18666230504094233","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) is a serious condition that manifests as low back pain, intervertebral disc protrusion, and spinal canal stenosis. At present, the main treatment methods for IVDD are surgical interventions such as discectomy, total disc replacement, and spinal fusion. However, these interventions have shown limitations, such as recurrent lumbar disc herniation after discectomy, lesions in adjacent segments, and failure of fixation. To overcome these shortcomings, researchers have been exploring stem cell transplantation therapy, such as mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) transplantation, but the treatment results are still controversial. Therefore, researchers are in search of new methods that are more efficient and have better outcomes. The exosomes from stem cells contain a variety of bioactive molecules that mediate cell interactions, and these components have been investigated for their potential therapeutic role in the repair of various tissue injuries. Recent studies have shown that MSC-derived miRNAs in exosomes and vesicles have therapeutic effects on nucleus pulposus cells, annulus fibrosus, and cartilage endplate. miRNAs play a role in many cell activities, such as cell proliferation, apoptosis, and cytokine release, by acting on mRNA translation, and they may have immense therapeutic potential, especially when combined with stem cell therapy. This article reviews the current status of research on intervertebral disc repair, especially with regard to the latest research findings on the molecular biological mechanisms of miRNAs in MSC-derived exosomes in intervertebral disc repair.</p>","PeriodicalId":10979,"journal":{"name":"Current stem cell research & therapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9425084","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Advances in iPSC Technology in Neural Disease Modeling, Drug Screening, and Therapy.","authors":"Sihan Dai, Linhui Qiu, Vishnu Priya Veeraraghavan, Chia-Lin Sheu, Ullas Mony","doi":"10.2174/1574888X18666230608105703","DOIUrl":"10.2174/1574888X18666230608105703","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Neurodegenerative disorders (NDs) including Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), and Huntington's disease are all incurable and can only be managed with drugs for the associated symptoms. Animal models of human illnesses help to advance our understanding of the pathogenic processes of diseases. Understanding the pathogenesis as well as drug screening using appropriate disease models of neurodegenerative diseases (NDs) are vital for identifying novel therapies. Human-derived induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) models can be an efficient model to create disease in a dish and thereby can proceed with drug screening and identifying appropriate drugs. This technology has many benefits, including efficient reprogramming and regeneration potential, multidirectional differentiation, and the lack of ethical concerns, which open up new avenues for studying neurological illnesses in greater depth. The review mainly focuses on the use of iPSC technology in neuronal disease modeling, drug screening, and cell therapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":10979,"journal":{"name":"Current stem cell research & therapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9598931","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Research Progress on Cardiac Tissue Construction of Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Myocardial Infarction.","authors":"Guo-Dong Yang, Da-Shi Ma, Chun-Ye Ma, Yang Bai","doi":"10.2174/1574888X18666230823091017","DOIUrl":"10.2174/1574888X18666230823091017","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Heart failure is still the main complication affecting the prognosis of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), and mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are an effective treatment to replace necrotic myocardium and improve cardiac functioning. However, the transplant survival rate of MSCs still presents challenges. In this review, the biological characteristics of MSCs, the progress of mechanism research in the treatment of myocardial infarction, and the advances in improving the transplant survival rate of MSCs in the replacement of necrotic myocardial infarction are systematically described. From a basic to advanced clinical research, MSC transplants have evolved from a pure injection, an exosome injection, the genetic modification of MSCs prior to injection to the cardiac tissue engineering of MSC patch grafting. This study shows that MSCs have wide clinical applications in the treatment of AMI, suggesting improved myocardial tissue creation. A broader clinical application prospect will be explored and developed to improve the survival rate of MSC transplants and myocardial vascularization.</p>","PeriodicalId":10979,"journal":{"name":"Current stem cell research & therapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10414931","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hanan Fouad, Ibrahim A Albahlol, Hazim A Wahab, Eman H Nadwa, Heba M Galal, Mohamed Abouelkheir, Ahmed E Taha, Abdelkarim G Kamel, Hassan A Abdelmawlla
{"title":"Use of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Experimental Ovarian Damage.","authors":"Hanan Fouad, Ibrahim A Albahlol, Hazim A Wahab, Eman H Nadwa, Heba M Galal, Mohamed Abouelkheir, Ahmed E Taha, Abdelkarim G Kamel, Hassan A Abdelmawlla","doi":"10.2174/1574888X18666230713121530","DOIUrl":"10.2174/1574888X18666230713121530","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Bisphenol-A (BPA) has a well-proven deleterious effect on the hypothalamicpituitary- gonadal axis.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The current study investigated the therapeutic potentials of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in a murine model of BPA-induced ovarian damage.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Fifty adult female rats were divided into: Group 1; control group, Group IIa, IIb: rats were given oral gavage of BPA (25 and 50 mg/Kg body weight respectively) on a daily basis for 15 days, and Group IIIa, IIIb; rats were intravenously treated with of MSCs (10<sup>6</sup> cells) after receiving the last dose of BPA as in group II. Plasma and ovarian tissue levels of Malondialdehyde (MDA) and gonadal axis hormones were assessed. Apoptosis was evaluated by TUNNEL assay and by apoptosis markers (FAS, FASL, Caspase 3, SLTM). A histological examination of ovarian tissue was also conducted.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>BPA resulted in a significant elevation in plasma levels of LH, FSH, and ovarian tissue levels of MDA and a significant decrease in estradiol and progesterone. All genetic and protein markers of apoptosis were elevated in BPA treated group with decreased oestrogen receptor expression in the ovarian tissue. Increased apoptotic cells were confirmed by TUNEL assay. A high dose of BPA was able to increase the number of atretic follicles in the ovarian tissue whereas the numbers of primordial, primary, secondary and Graafian follicles were decreased. All the laboratory and histological abnormalities were ameliorated by treatment with MSCs.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The antioxidant and anti-apoptotic effects of MSCs could possibly explain the ability of this therapeutic modality to ameliorate BPA-induced-ovarian damage.</p>","PeriodicalId":10979,"journal":{"name":"Current stem cell research & therapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9832285","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Current Advances in Wound Healing and Regenerative Medicine.","authors":"Nesa Fani, Maryam Moradi, Roxana Zavari, Farzad Parvizpour, Adele Soltani, Zohreh Arabpour, Arefeh Jafarian","doi":"10.2174/1574888X18666230301140659","DOIUrl":"10.2174/1574888X18666230301140659","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Treating chronic wounds is a common and costly challenge worldwide. More advanced treatments are needed to improve wound healing and prevent severe complications such as infection and amputation. Like other medical fields, there have been advances in new technologies promoting wound healing potential. Regenerative medicine as a new method has aroused hope in treating chronic wounds. The technology improving wound healing includes using customizable matrices based on synthetic and natural polymers, different types of autologous and allogeneic cells at different differentiation phases, small molecules, peptides, and proteins as a growth factor, RNA interference, and gene therapy. In the last decade, various types of wound dressings have been designed. Emerging dressings include a variety of interactive/ bioactive dressings and tissue-engineering skin options. However, there is still no suitable and effective dressing to treat all chronic wounds. This article reviews different wounds and common treatments, advanced technologies and wound dressings, the advanced wound care market, and some interactive/bioactive wound dressings in the market.</p>","PeriodicalId":10979,"journal":{"name":"Current stem cell research & therapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10794285","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mohammad Taheri, Tayyebeh Khoshbakht, Bashdar Mahmud Hussen, Sara Tharwat Abdullah, Soudeh Ghafouri-Fard, Arezou Sayad
{"title":"Emerging Role of miRNAs in the Pathogenesis of Periodontitis.","authors":"Mohammad Taheri, Tayyebeh Khoshbakht, Bashdar Mahmud Hussen, Sara Tharwat Abdullah, Soudeh Ghafouri-Fard, Arezou Sayad","doi":"10.2174/1574888X17666220617103820","DOIUrl":"10.2174/1574888X17666220617103820","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been found to participate in the pathogenesis of several immune-related conditions through the modulation of the expression of cytokine coding genes and other molecules that affect the activity of the immune system. Periodontitis is an example of these conditions associated with the dysregulation of several miRNAs. Several miRNAs such as let-7 family, miR-125, miR-378, miR-543, miR-302, miR-214, miR-200, miR-146, miR-142, miR-30 and miR-21 have been shown to be dysregulated in patients with periodontitis. miR-146 is the most assessed miRNA in these patients, which is up-regulated in most studies in patients with periodontitis. In the present review, we describe the impact of miRNAs dysregulation on the pathoetiology of periodontitis.</p>","PeriodicalId":10979,"journal":{"name":"Current stem cell research & therapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39998857","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}