Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy Alleviates the Neuroinflammation Associated with Acquired Brain Injury
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2020
Keywords
bone marrow–derived mesenchymal stem cells, clinical trials, inflammation, ischemic stroke, preclinical studies, traumatic brain injury
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1111/cns.13378
Abstract
Ischemic stroke and traumatic brain injury (TBI) comprise two particularly prevalent and costly examples of acquired brain injury (ABI). Following stroke or TBI, primary cell death and secondary cell death closely model disease progression and worsen outcomes. Mounting evidence indicates that long-term neuroinflammation extensively exacerbates the secondary deterioration of brain structure and function. Due to their immunomodulatory and regenerative properties, mesenchymal stem cell transplants have emerged as a promising approach to treating this facet of stroke and TBI pathology. In this review, we summarize the classification of cell death in ABI and discuss the prominent role of inflammation. We then consider the efficacy of bone marrow–derived mesenchymal stem/stromal cell (BM-MSC) transplantation as a therapy for these injuries. Finally, we examine recent laboratory and clinical studies utilizing transplanted BM-MSCs as antiinflammatory and neurorestorative treatments for stroke and TBI. Clinical trials of BM-MSC transplants for stroke and TBI support their promising protective and regenerative properties. Future research is needed to allow for better comparison among trials and to elaborate on the emerging area of cell-based combination treatments.
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Citation / Publisher Attribution
CNS Neuroscience & Therapeautics, v. 26, issue 6, p. 603-615
Scholar Commons Citation
Bonsack, Brooke; Corey, Sydney; Shear, Alex; Heyck, Matt; Cozene, Blaise; Sadanandan, Nadia; Zhang, Henry; Gonzales-Portillo, Bella; Sheyner, Michael; and Borlongan, Cesar V., "Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy Alleviates the Neuroinflammation Associated with Acquired Brain Injury" (2020). Neurosurgery and Brain Repair Faculty Publications. 11.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/nbr_facpub/11
