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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STEM CELLS
Volume 8, Issue 1, Pages 54-68Publisher
KOREAN SOC STEM CELL RESEARCH
DOI: 10.15283/ijsc.2015.8.1.54
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Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have rapidly been applied in a broad field of immune-Mediated disorders since the first successful clinical use of MSCs for treatment of graft-versus-host disease. Despite the lack of supporting data, expectations that MSCs could potentially treat most inflammatory conditions led to rushed application and development of commercialized products. Today, both pre-clinical and clinical studies present mixed results for MSC therapy and the discrepancy between expected and actual efficacy of MSCs in various diseases has evoked a sense of discouragement. Therefore, we believe that MSC therapy may now be at a critical milestone for re-evaluation and re-consideration. In this review, we summarize the current status of MSC-based clinical trials and focus on the discrepancy between expected and actual outcome of MSC therapy from bench to bedside. Importantly, we discuss the underlying limitations of MSCs and suggest a new guideline for MSC therapy in hopes of improving their therapeutic efficacy.
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