期刊
STEM CELL RESEARCH & THERAPY
卷 12, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s13287-021-02295-9
关键词
Non-obstructive azoospermia; Infertility; Mesenchymal stromal; stem cell; In vitro study; Animal model; Clinical trial
资金
- Allame Tabatabaei Post-Doc Fellowship Program from Iran's National Elites Foundation (INEF)
Stem cells, especially MSCs, have shown potential in treating reproductive diseases like NOA by differentiating into germ cells and even inducing spermatogenesis in infertile animal models. Despite these promising results, clinical trials on MSC therapy for NOA in men have not yet been completed.
Stem cells have been introduced as new promising therapeutic agents in treatment of degenerative diseases because of having high differentiation potential while maintaining the ability to self-replicate and retaining features of their source cells. Among different type of cell therapies, mesenchymal stromal/stem cell (MSC) therapy is being increasingly developed as a new way to treat structural defects that need to be repaired and regenerated. Non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA) is a reproductive disease in men that causes infertility in 10% of infertile men. Based on in vitro studies, MSCs from different tissue sources have been differentiated into germ cells or gamete progenitor cells by simple methods in both male and female. On the other hand, the therapeutic effects of MSCs have been evaluated for the treatment of NOA animal models created by chemical or surgical compounds. The results of these studies confirmed successful allotransplantation or xenotransplantation of MSCs in the seminiferous tubules. As well, it has been reported that exosomes secreted by MSCs are able to induce the process of spermatogenesis in the testes of infertile animal models. Despite numerous advances in the treatment of reproductive diseases in men and women with the help of MSCs or their exosomes, no clinical trial has been terminated on the treatment of NOA. This systematic review attempts to investigate the possibility of MSC therapy for NOA in men.
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