Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, National Taiwan University (NTU) Hospital & College of Medicine, NTU, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
National Institute of Cancer Research, National Health Research Institutes (NHRI), Tainan, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Stem Cells Transl Med. 2021 Sep;10(9):1288-1303. doi: 10.1002/sctm.21-0021. Epub 2021 May 19.
Mesenchymal stem cell therapy (MSCT) for immune and inflammatory diseases continues to be popular based on progressive accumulation of preclinical mechanistic evidence. This has led to further expansion in clinical indications from graft rejection, autoimmune diseases, and osteoarthritis, to inflammatory liver and pulmonary diseases including COVID-19. A clear trend is the shift from using autologous to allogeneic MSCs, which can be immediately available as off-the-shelf products. In addition, new products such as cell-free exosomes and human pluripotent stem cell (hPSC)-derived MSCs are exciting developments to further prevalent use. Increasing numbers of trials have now published results in which safety of MSCT has been largely demonstrated. While reports of therapeutic endpoints are still emerging, efficacy can be seen for specific indications-including graft-vs-host-disease, strongly Th17-mediated autoimmune diseases, and osteoarthritis-which are more robustly supported by mechanistic preclinical evidence. In this review, we update and discuss outcomes in current MSCT clinical trials for immune and inflammatory disease, as well as new innovation and emerging trends in the field.
间充质干细胞治疗(MSCT)在免疫和炎症性疾病中的应用仍然很受欢迎,这是基于不断积累的临床前机制证据。这导致其临床适应证进一步扩大,从移植物排斥、自身免疫性疾病和骨关节炎扩展到包括 COVID-19 在内的炎症性肝病和肺病。一个明显的趋势是从使用自体 MSC 向同种异体 MSC 的转变,同种异体 MSC 可以作为现成的产品立即使用。此外,无细胞外泌体和人多能干细胞(hPSC)衍生的 MSC 等新产品的出现,为进一步推广使用带来了新的活力。现在已经有越来越多的试验公布了结果,证明了 MSCT 的安全性。虽然治疗终点的报告仍在不断出现,但对于某些特定的适应证,如移植物抗宿主病、强烈的 Th17 介导的自身免疫性疾病和骨关节炎,已经可以看到疗效,这些适应证的疗效得到了更有力的临床前机制证据的支持。在这篇综述中,我们更新并讨论了当前 MSCT 治疗免疫和炎症性疾病的临床试验结果,以及该领域的新创新和新趋势。