Stem Cell Laboratory, Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, Fujian, China.
The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine for the prevention of Human Diseases, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
Respir Res. 2024 Jun 7;25(1):237. doi: 10.1186/s12931-024-02865-4.
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) refers to a group of deadly lung diseases characterized by vascular lesions in the microvasculature and a progressive increase in pulmonary vascular resistance. The prevalence of PH has increased over time. Currently, the treatment options available for PH patients have limited efficacy, and none of them can fundamentally reverse pulmonary vascular remodeling. Stem cells represent an ideal seed with proven efficacy in clinical studies focusing on liver, cardiovascular, and nerve diseases. Since the potential therapeutic effect of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) on PH was first reported in 2006, many studies have demonstrated the efficacy of stem cells in PH animal models and suggested that stem cells can help slow the deterioration of lung tissue. Existing PH treatment studies basically focus on the paracrine action of stem cells, including protein regulation, exosome pathway, and cell signaling; however, the specific mechanisms have not yet been clarified. Apoptotic and afunctional pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells (PMVECs) and alveolar epithelial cells (AECs) are two fundamental promoters of PH although they have not been extensively studied by researchers. This review mainly focuses on the supportive communication and interaction between PMVECs and AECs as well as the potential restorative effect of stem cells on their injury. In the future, more studies are needed to prove these effects and explore more radical cures for PH.
肺动脉高压(PH)是一组以肺小血管血管病变和肺血管阻力进行性增加为特征的致命性肺部疾病。PH 的患病率随着时间的推移而增加。目前,PH 患者的治疗选择疗效有限,没有一种方法可以从根本上逆转肺血管重构。干细胞在针对肝脏、心血管和神经系统疾病的临床研究中具有已证实的疗效,是一种理想的种子细胞。自 2006 年首次报道间充质干细胞(MSCs)对 PH 的潜在治疗作用以来,许多研究已经证明了干细胞在 PH 动物模型中的疗效,并表明干细胞有助于减缓肺组织的恶化。现有的 PH 治疗研究基本上集中在干细胞的旁分泌作用,包括蛋白调节、外泌体途径和细胞信号转导;然而,具体的机制尚未阐明。凋亡和功能失调的肺微血管内皮细胞(PMVECs)和肺泡上皮细胞(AECs)是 PH 的两个基本促进因素,但研究人员尚未对其进行广泛研究。本综述主要关注 PMVECs 和 AECs 之间的支持性沟通和相互作用,以及干细胞对其损伤的潜在修复作用。未来还需要更多的研究来证明这些作用,并探索更激进的 PH 治疗方法。
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