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FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
Volume 12, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.711362
Keywords
multiple sclerosis; mesenchymal stem cell; remyelination; meta-analysis; animal model
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81974213, 81801188]
- Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province, China [2019JJ40421]
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The study conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of preclinical data on mesenchymal stem cell therapy for multiple sclerosis (MS) and found that MSC administration significantly improved functional recovery and promoted remyelination in rodent models of MS. Despite significant heterogeneity among studies, the overall positive effect of MSCs on functional outcomes and remyelination was evident in the analysis.
Studies have demonstrated the potential of mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) administration to promote functional recovery in preclinical studies of multiple sclerosis (MS), yet the effects of MSCs on remyelination are poorly understood. We wished to evaluate the therapeutic effects of MSCs on functional and histopathological outcomes in MS; therefore, we undertook an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of preclinical data on MSC therapy for MS. We searched mainstream databases from inception to July 15, 2021. Interventional studies of therapy using naive MSCs in in vivo rodent models of MS were included. From each study, the clinical score was extracted as the functional outcome, and remyelination was measured as the histopathological outcome. Eighty-eight studies published from 2005 to 2021 met the inclusion criteria. Our results revealed an overall positive effect of MSCs on the functional outcome with a standardized mean difference (SMD) of -1.99 (95% confidence interval (CI): -2.32, -1.65; p = 0.000). MSCs promoted remyelination by an SMD of -2.31 (95% CI: -2.84, -1.79; p = 0.000). Significant heterogeneity among studies was observed. Altogether, our meta-analysis indicated that MSC administration improved functional recovery and promoted remyelination prominently in rodent models of MS.
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