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While updating my database of human clinical trials using expanded human umbilical cord mesenchymal cells I came across a new article (April, 2016) describing a 36-month safety in subjects given intravenous cells for in a type 2 diabetes study. The study, a phase I/II, 36‑month, randomized controlled trial was conducted in patients diagnosed with T2DM according to the criteria outlined by the American Diabetes Association and performed at Qingdao University by Dr. Jianxia Hu et. al. 1 Not only were there no adverse events in the treatment group of 31 subjects but there were significant improvements in blood sugar control and decreased diabetes-related complications.
Two intravenous infusions of expanded human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells were given four weeks apart. The dose of each infusion was based on the weight of the subjects and averaged 60 million cells.
Significant improvements were seen in post-prandial glucose and hemoglobin A-1C levels but not fasting glucose.
C-peptide (surrogate for endogenous insulin production) and C-peptide to glucose ratio were both significantly improved in the treatment group.
Significant improvement was seen in the HOMA‑β, homeostasis model assessment of pancreatic islet β‑cell function; while there was no improvement in the HOMA‑IR, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance.
The improvements seemed to peak between 15 and 21 months after treatment supporting a rationale for re-treatment before 15 months.
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Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is a degenerative genetic disorder that affects the muscles in the body in a progressive manner, leading to eventual death. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) are able to reach the affected muscle cells and to start tissue regeneration and repair, making them an attractive treatment option for DMD. This study by Pelatti et al. demonstrates the safety of MSC to treat Golden Retriever Muscular Dystrophy – an animal disorder with remarkable similarities to human dystrophy. The treatment was well-tolerated and no long-term adverse effects were reported.
Stem Cell Rev. 2016 May 19. doi: 10.1007/s12015-016-9659-3
Abstract
The possibility to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a lethal X-linked disorder, through cell therapy with mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) has been widely investigated in different animal models. However, some crucial questions need to be addressed before starting human therapeutic trials, particularly regarding its use for genetic disorders. How safe is the procedure? Are there any side effects following mesenchymal stem cell transplantation? To address these questions for DMD the best model is the golden retriever muscular dystrophy dog (GRMD), which is the closest model to the human condition displaying a much longer lifespan than other models. Here we report the follow-up of 5 GRMD dogs, which were repeatedly transplanted with human adipose-derived mesenchymal stromal cells (hASC), derived from different donors. Xenogeneic cell transplantation, which was done without immunosuppression, was well tolerated in all animals with no apparent long-term adverse effect. In the present study, we show that repeated heterologous stem-cell injection is a safe procedure, which is fundamental before starting human clinical trials.
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Treatment with human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells is shown to be effective in controlling hypertension and reducing the infiltration of inflammatory cells in the placenta, in this preeclampsia rat model.
Reprod Sci. 2016 Feb 17. pii: 1933719116630417.Effect of Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation in a Rat Model of Preeclampsia.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To test the effects of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cell (HU-MSC) transplantation on reversing preeclampsia (PE) symptoms in a lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced rat PE model.
METHODS: Human umbilical cord MSCs were detected, isolated, and cultured. Human umbilical cord MSC transplantation was conducted. Expressions of inflammatory cytokines in serum and placental tissue were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Changes in inflammatory cytokines, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ), laminin receptor 1 (LR1), matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) 2, and MMP-9 messenger RNA (mRNA) levels in placental tissue were recorded by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. Immunohistochemistry and Western blotting were performed for PPARγ detection.
RESULTS: The LPS group exhibited increased blood pressure and proteinuria and decreased fetal weight compared to the normal pregnancy (NP) group (all P < .05). The LPS + MSC group presented lowered blood pressure and higher fetal weight than the LPS group (P < .05). The levels of interferon γ, tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), interleukin (IL) 1β, IL-6, IL-8, IL-12, and intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) increased and the levels of IL-4 and IL-10 levels decreased in the LPS group compared to the NP group (all P < .05). Tumor necrosis factor α, IL-6, IL-12, and ICAM-1 levels decreased and IL-10 level increased in the LPS + MSC group compared to the LPS group (all P < .05). The LPS-MSC group showed lower mRNA expressions of TNF-α, IL-6, MMP-2, MMP-9, and ICAM-1 and higher mRNA expressions of IL-10, PPARγ, and LR1 than the LPS group (all P < .05).
CONCLUSION: In summary, HU-MSC transplantation may be extremely beneficial for PE therapy.
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PMID: 26887428
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Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (hUCMSC) were found to improve liver condition in rats after acute liver failure, slowing the degeneration of liver cells. The results were comparable whether treatment was administered intravenously or via intrahepatic injection.
Int J Clin Exp Pathol. 2015 Dec 1; 8(12):15854-62.Transplantation of umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells via different routes in rats with acute liver failure.
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to compare the therapeutic efficacy of transplantation of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (hUCMSC) in different routes in acute hepatic failure (ALF) in rats.
METHODS: hUCMSCs were isolated and identified by detection of surface antigens via flow cytometry. In T group and H group, ALF rats received hUCMSC transplantation through the tail vein and intrahepatic injection, respectively. In hUCMSC group, healthy rats received hUCMSCs transplantation via the tail vein. In ALF group, rats received injection of normal saline through the tail vein.
RESULTS: The TBil and ALT in ALF rats with and without transplantation were significantly higher than in healthy rats (P<0.05). HE staining of the liver showed obvious hepatocyte regeneration and reduced infiltration of inflammatory cells, and liver pathology was improved in T group and H group as compared to ALF group. At 3 d after transplantation, CK18 expression was detectable in both H group and T group. At 1 w and 2 w, the mRNA expressions of CK8, CK18 and AFP in H group and T group were significantly different from those in ALF group (P<0.05). The liver function and differentiation of stem cells were comparable between H group and T group (P>0.05).
CONCLUSION: hUCMSCs transplantation can improve the liver function and promote the liver repair following ALF. hUCMSCs transplantation via tail vein has similar therapeutic efficacy to that through intrahepatic injection.
PMID: 26884856
PMCID: PMC4730069
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In this new 2016 study, rats with spinal cord injury (SCI) were treated with conditioned medium or secretome obtained from human CD34 umbilical cord stem cells. Locomotor function was improved; in particular, neurological deficits, cell death, extent of inflammation, oxidative stress and astrogliosis were attenuated.
These findings corroborate our results published in 2010 – a spinal cord injury patient reported decreases in neuropathic pain and ASIA scores, recovery of muscle, bowel and sexual function, following treatment with umbilical cord CD34 and stem cells.
Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Feb;55(1):85-93. doi: 10.1016/j.tjog.2015.12.009.
Attenuating spinal cord injury by conditioned medium from human umbilical cord blood-derived CD34(+) cells in rats.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE:
Intravenous or intraspinal transplantation of human umbilical cord blood cells-derived CD34(+) cells (human CD34(+) cells) or mesenchymal stem cells after spinal cord injury (SCI) improved hind limb functional recovery in adult rats. The objective of this study is to ascertain whether SCI in rats can be attenuated by conditioned medium (CM) or secretome obtained from cultured human CD34(+) stem cells.
MATERIALS AND METHODS:
Sprague-Dawley rats were assigned to one of the following five groups: the sham group, the SCI group treated with vehicle solution (SCI + V), the SCI group treated with CM (SCI + CM), the SCI group treated with 17β-estradiol E2 (10 μg; SCI + E2), and the SCI group treated with CM plus E2 (SCI + CM + E2). A 0.5-mL volume of CM or vehicle solution was administered intravenously immediately after SCI.
RESULTS:
Compared with the sham group, the (SCI + V) group had significantly higher scores of neurological motor dysfunction as well as inflammation apoptosis, oxidative stress, and astrogliosis in the injured spinal cord. The neurological deficits, numbers of apoptotic cell, extent of inflammation, oxidative stress, and astrogliosis in the injured spinal cord were significantly attenuated by CM, E2, or CM plus E2, but not by the vehicle solution. In addition, the neuroprotective effect exerted by a combination of CM and E2 is superior to that exerted by CM- or E2-alone therapy.
CONCLUSION:
The neuroprotective effects of CM from cultured human CD34(+) cells are similar to those of human CD34(+) cells and the CM was found to enhance the neuroprotective effects of E2 in rat SCI.
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PMID: 26927256