Öztürk Selçuk, Elçin Ayşe Eser, Elçin Yaşar Murat
Tissue Engineering, Biomaterials and Nanobiotechnology Laboratory, Faculty of Science, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey.
Aging Dis. 2020 May 9;11(3):477-479. doi: 10.14336/AD.2020.0403. eCollection 2020 May.
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) bear a promising potential for regenerative medicine therapies and they repair damaged tissue through secretion of immune modulatory and anti-inflammatory molecules acting in a paracrine fashion. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread all over the world with high morbidity and mortality rates and there is no specific treatment for this infection. A recent study published in the journal reports that MSC infusion is safe and effective in patients suffering from COVID-19 induced pneumonia. In the light of this study and previous reports, we make additional comments about possible therapeutic effects of MSCs in COVID-19 infection.
间充质干细胞(MSCs)在再生医学治疗方面具有广阔的应用前景,它们通过以旁分泌方式分泌免疫调节和抗炎分子来修复受损组织。2019冠状病毒病(COVID-19)已在全球范围内传播,发病率和死亡率都很高,且尚无针对这种感染的特效治疗方法。最近发表在该杂志上的一项研究报告称,输注间充质干细胞对感染COVID-19所致肺炎的患者是安全有效的。鉴于这项研究及先前的报道,我们对间充质干细胞在COVID-19感染中的潜在治疗作用作进一步评论。