Transplanting Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Treatment of Ischemic Stroke

Fan Wang, Hailiang Tang, Jianhong Zhu, John H. Zhang

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Abstract

Stroke is a major disease that leads to high mortality and morbidity. Given the ageing population and the potential risk factors, the prevalence of stroke and socioeconomic burden associated with stroke are expected to increase. During the past decade, both prophylactic and therapeutic strategies for stroke have made significant progress. However, current therapies still cannot adequately improve the outcomes of stroke and may not apply to all patients. One of the significant advances in modern medicine is cell-derived neurovascular regeneration and neuronal repair. Progress in stem cell biology has greatly contributed to ameliorating stroke-related brain injuries in preclinical studies and demonstrated clinical potential in stroke treatment. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have the differentiating potential of chondrocytes, adipocytes, and osteoblasts, and they have the ability to transdifferentiate into endothelial cells, glial cells, and neurons. Due to their great plasticity, MSCs have drawn much attention from the scientific community. This review will focus on MSCs, stem cells widely utilized in current medical research, and evaluate their effect and potential of improving outcomes in ischemic stroke.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1825-1834
Number of pages10
JournalCell Transplantation
Volume27
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1 2018

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • General Medicine

Keywords

  • Ischemic stroke
  • MSCs
  • stem cell replacement
  • Humans
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Neurons/cytology
  • Neurogenesis
  • Mesenchymal Stem Cells/cytology
  • Animals
  • Stroke/therapy
  • Cell Differentiation
  • Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation
  • Neovascularization, Physiologic

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