{"title":"Industry updates from the field of stem cell research and regenerative medicine in November 2024.","authors":"Dusko Ilic, Mirjana Liovic","doi":"10.1080/17460751.2025.2453325","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17460751.2025.2453325","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Latest developments in the field of stem cell research and regenerative medicine compiled from publicly available information and press releases from non-academic institutions in November 2024.</p>","PeriodicalId":21043,"journal":{"name":"Regenerative medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143010598","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":"Industry updates from the field of stem cell research and regenerative medicine in December 2024.","authors":"Dusko Ilic, Mirjana Liovic","doi":"10.1080/17460751.2025.2453324","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17460751.2025.2453324","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Latest developments in the field of stem cell research and regenerative medicine compiled from publicly available information and press releases from non-academic institutions in December 2024.</p>","PeriodicalId":21043,"journal":{"name":"Regenerative medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143010596","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":"iPSC stem cell banks: is it really necessary if we already have cord blood banks?","authors":"David T Harris, Michael Badowski","doi":"10.1080/17460751.2025.2453332","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17460751.2025.2453332","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21043,"journal":{"name":"Regenerative medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1-4"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143010610","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}
Asier Fullaondo, Mar Zalduendo, Nerea Osinalde, Mohammad H Alkhraisat, Eduardo Anitua, Ana M Zubiaga
{"title":"Impact of increasingly complex cell culture conditions on the proteome of human periodontal ligament stem cells.","authors":"Asier Fullaondo, Mar Zalduendo, Nerea Osinalde, Mohammad H Alkhraisat, Eduardo Anitua, Ana M Zubiaga","doi":"10.1080/17460751.2024.2445931","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17460751.2024.2445931","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>Human periodontal ligament stem cells (hPDLSCs) exhibit an enormous potential to regenerate periodontal tissue. However, their translatability to the clinical setting is constrained by technical difficulties in standardizing culture conditions. The aim was to assess complex culture conditions using a proteomic-based protocol to standardize multi-layer hPDLSC cultivation methodology.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>hPDLSC-derived constructs were created with varying biological complexity. The simplest constructs were monolayer sheets of hPDLSCs cultured with fetal bovine serum (FBS) or Plasma Rich in Growth Factors supernatant (PRGFsn). The most complex constructs were triple-layered cell structures cultured with PRGFsn, with or without PRGF fibrin membrane (mPRGF). Ultrastructure and proteomic analyses were performed on these constructs.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>PRGF supernatant improved protein expression related to extracellular matrix, adhesion, proliferation, and migration in hPDLSCs. PRGF fibrin scaffold upregulates proteins for cell activation, respiration, and electron transport. hPDLSCs on fibrin membrane show robust osteogenic potential through differential protein expression (ossification, tissue remodeling, morphogenesis, or cell migration) and overall homeostasis relative to less complex structures.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our data reveal the far-reaching potential of 3-dimensional constructs in combination with PRGF technology in periodontal regenerative applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":21043,"journal":{"name":"Regenerative medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1-14"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142927910","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":"Industry updates from the field of stem cell research and regenerative medicine in October 2024.","authors":"Dusko Ilic, Mirjana Liovic","doi":"10.1080/17460751.2024.2445466","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17460751.2024.2445466","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Latest developments in the field of stem cell research and regenerative medicine compiled from publicly available information and press releases from non-academic institutions in October 2024.</p>","PeriodicalId":21043,"journal":{"name":"Regenerative medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1-7"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142897241","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":"Allogeneic bone marrow derived clonal mesenchymal stromal cells in refractory rheumatoid arthritis: a pilot study.","authors":"Ahmadreza Jamshidi, Alireza Beheshti Maal, Majid Alikhani, Hoda Madani, Bahareh Sadri, Maryam Moghaddassi, Ahmad Salimzadeh, Mahtab Ahmadipour, Mohammad Amin Shahrbaf, Ensiyeh Hajizadeh-Saffar, Mohamadreza Baghaban Eslaminejad, Seyedeh-Nafiseh Hassani, Leila Taghiyar, Fatemeh Abbasi, Hossein Baharvand, Massoud Vosough","doi":"10.1080/17460751.2024.2443352","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17460751.2024.2443352","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>This phase I trial assessed the safety and potential efficacy of monthly 3 dose intravenous infusion of allogeneic bone marrow-derived clonal mesenchymal stromal cells (BM-cMSCs) in refractory rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients over 24 weeks.</p><p><strong>Patients & methods: </strong>Six patients with refractory RA received BM-cMSC infusions at one-month intervals over a 24-week period. Safety outcomes included adverse events (AEs) and serious adverse events (SAEs). Clinical efficacy was assessed using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Simple and Clinical Disease Activity Indices (SDAI/CDAI), Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ), and American College of Rheumatology (ACR) response criteria. Serological makers including: erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C-reactive protein (CRP), IL-10, IL-17, TNF-α, and Treg/Th17 ratios were measured.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>BM-cMSC infusions were well-tolerated, with no SAEs reported. VAS scores improved in three patients, with two achieving sustained pain relief and quality-of-life enhancement. Four patients met ACR20 at week 16, while SDAI and CDAI scores indicated disease activity reduction in three patients. Anti-CCP and RF levels showed variable responses, with some increases not consistently correlating with clinical outcomes. Serological biomarkers showed mixed results; IL-10 increased in five patients, while pro-inflammatory markers TNF-α and IL-17 decreased in the same individuals.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>BM-cMSC therapy demonstrated a favorable safety profile and potential efficacy in managing refractory RA. While preliminary results are promising, further studies with larger cohorts and long-term follow-up are needed to validate these findings and optimize therapeutic strategies.</p><p><strong>Clinical trial registration: </strong>IRCT20080728001031N29.</p>","PeriodicalId":21043,"journal":{"name":"Regenerative medicine","volume":" ","pages":"599-609"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142877919","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}
Regenerative medicinePub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-12-11DOI: 10.1080/17460751.2024.2437281
Armin Garmany, Andre Terzic
{"title":"Artificial intelligence powers regenerative medicine into predictive realm.","authors":"Armin Garmany, Andre Terzic","doi":"10.1080/17460751.2024.2437281","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17460751.2024.2437281","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The expanding regenerative medicine toolkit is reaching a record number of lives. There is a pressing need to enhance the precision, efficiency, and effectiveness of regenerative approaches and achieve reliable outcomes. While regenerative medicine has relied on an empiric paradigm, availability of big data along with advances in informatics and artificial intelligence offer the opportunity to inform the next generation of regenerative sciences along the discovery, translation, and application pathway. Artificial intelligence can streamline discovery and development of optimized biotherapeutics by aiding in the interpretation of readouts associated with optimal repair outcomes. In advanced biomanufacturing, artificial intelligence holds potential in ensuring quality control and assuring scalability through automated monitoring of process-critical variables mandatory for product consistency. In practice application, artificial intelligence can guide clinical trial design, patient selection, delivery strategies, and outcome assessment. As artificial intelligence transforms the regenerative horizon, caution is necessary to reduce bias, ensure generalizability, and mitigate ethical concerns with the goal of equitable access for patients and populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":21043,"journal":{"name":"Regenerative medicine","volume":" ","pages":"611-616"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142807242","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}
Regenerative medicinePub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-11-04DOI: 10.1080/17460751.2024.2418246
Dusko Ilic, Mirjana Liovic
{"title":"Industry updates from the field of stem cell research and regenerative medicine in August 2024.","authors":"Dusko Ilic, Mirjana Liovic","doi":"10.1080/17460751.2024.2418246","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17460751.2024.2418246","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Latest developments in the field of stem cell research and regenerative medicine compiled from publicly available information and press releases from non-academic institutions in August 2024.</p>","PeriodicalId":21043,"journal":{"name":"Regenerative medicine","volume":" ","pages":"581-587"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142569351","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}
Regenerative medicinePub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-12-20DOI: 10.1080/17460751.2024.2442843
Qiuyue Peng
{"title":"Challenges in the processing and preservation of adipose-derived stem cell subpopulations for clinical use.","authors":"Qiuyue Peng","doi":"10.1080/17460751.2024.2442843","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17460751.2024.2442843","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21043,"journal":{"name":"Regenerative medicine","volume":" ","pages":"595-597"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142865206","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}
Regenerative medicinePub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-12-18DOI: 10.1080/17460751.2024.2441642
Klaus Hoeyer, Anne Sofie Borsch, Kim Bak Jensen, Agnete Kirkeby, Casper Steenholdt, Sarah Wadmann
{"title":"Risk-based pricing models and the role they might play in patients' access to new stem cell therapies.","authors":"Klaus Hoeyer, Anne Sofie Borsch, Kim Bak Jensen, Agnete Kirkeby, Casper Steenholdt, Sarah Wadmann","doi":"10.1080/17460751.2024.2441642","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17460751.2024.2441642","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Stem cell research is currently undergoing a promising transformation from primarily basic research to increasing emphasis on translation and clinical trials. To reach patients, however, stem cell treatments need to be not only technically but also economically viable. In this commentry we present insights into emerging pricing models that may help ensure access to advanced and expensive treatments like stem cell therapies. Further, we present some reflections on the practical and ethical challenges that these models involve. We provide this information to allow the field of translational stem cell research to think ahead and to raise awareness of the outstanding social and ethical issues.</p>","PeriodicalId":21043,"journal":{"name":"Regenerative medicine","volume":" ","pages":"589-593"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142847543","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}