National Center for Regenerative Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
Immunotherapy. 2012 May;4(5):529-47. doi: 10.2217/imt.12.41.
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory neurodegenerative disease of the CNS for which only partially effective therapies exist. Intense research defining the underlying immune pathophysiology is advancing both the understanding of MS as well as revealing potential targets for disease intervention. Mesenchymal stromal cell (MSC) therapy has the potential to modulate aberrant immune responses causing demyelination and axonal injury associated with MS, as well as to repair and restore damaged CNS tissue and cells. This article reviews the pathophysiology underlying MS, as well as providing a cutting-edge perspective into the field of MSC therapy based upon the experience of authors intrinsically involved in MS and MSC basic and translational science research.
多发性硬化症(MS)是一种中枢神经系统的炎症性神经退行性疾病,目前只有部分有效的治疗方法。深入研究定义潜在的免疫病理生理学不仅提高了我们对 MS 的认识,也揭示了疾病干预的潜在靶点。间充质基质细胞(MSC)治疗具有调节导致脱髓鞘和轴突损伤的异常免疫反应的潜力,以及修复和恢复受损的中枢神经系统组织和细胞。本文综述了 MS 的病理生理学,并基于作者内在地参与 MS 和 MSC 基础和转化科学研究的经验,为 MSC 治疗领域提供了前沿视角。