Bio-artificial Organ and Regenerative Medicine Unit, National Defense University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia.
Cellular and Molecular Research Centre, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 144961 4535, Iran.
J Zhejiang Univ Sci B. 2022 Jan 15;23(1):42-57. doi: 10.1631/jzus.B2100443.
Mesenchymal stem/stromal cell (MSC)-based therapy has been regarded as one of the most revolutionary breakthroughs in the history of modern medicine owing to its myriad of immunoregulatory and regenerative properties. With the rapid progress in the fields of osteo- and musculoskeletal therapies, the demand for MSC-based treatment modalities is becoming increasingly prominent. In this endeavor, researchers around the world have devised new and innovative techniques to support the proliferation of MSCs while minimizing the loss of hallmark features of stem cells. One such example is electromagnetic field (EMF) exposure, which is an alternative approach with promising potential. In this review, we present a critical discourse on the efficiency, practicability, and limitations of some of the relevant methods, with insurmountable evidence backing the implementation of EMF as a feasible strategy for the clinically relevant expansion of MSCs.
间充质干细胞(MSC)为基础的治疗已被视为现代医学史上最具革命性突破之一,由于其众多的免疫调节和再生特性。随着骨和肌肉骨骼治疗领域的快速发展,基于 MSC 的治疗方式的需求变得越来越突出。在这项努力中,世界各地的研究人员设计了新的创新技术来支持 MSC 的增殖,同时最大限度地减少干细胞标志性特征的丧失。电磁场(EMF)暴露就是一个有前途的替代方法。在这篇综述中,我们对一些相关方法的效率、实用性和局限性进行了批判性的讨论,无可争议的证据支持将 EMF 作为一种可行的策略来实现 MSC 的临床相关扩增。