Mesenchymal stem cells: ideal seeds for treating diseases

Abstract

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), a kind of multipotent stem cells with self-renewal ability and multi-differentiation ability, have become the "practical stem cells" for the treatment of diseases. MSCs have immunomodulatory properties and can be used to treat autoimmune diseases, such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and Crohn's disease. MSCs also can be used in cancer and aging. At present, many clinical experiments are using MSCs. MSCs can reduce the occurrence of inflammation and apoptosis of tissue cells, and promote the proliferation of endogenous tissue and organ cells, so as to achieve the effect of repairing tissue and organs. MSCs presumably also play an important role in Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. Keywords Mesenchymal stem cells • Autoimmune diseases • Aging • Inflammation • Cancer • COVID-19 Abbreviations AA Alginate ARDS Acute respiratory distress syndrome BM-MSCs Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells BMP-2 Bone morphogenetic protein 2 CBX4 Chromobox protein homologue 4 CRISPR Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats Cas9 CRISPR-associated protein-9 nuclease Col Collagen COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COVID-19 Corona Virus Disease 2019 CRC Colorectal cancer CXCR7 C-X-C chemokine receptor type 7 CXCL12 C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 12

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