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Table 1 Naive MSCs transplantation in IBD animal models

From: Therapeutic potential of mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSCs)-based cell therapy for inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) therapy

Diseases

Source

Model

Results

Refs.

TNBS-induced colitis

UC

BALB/c mice

Reducing colitis by suppression of the Th1/17 activation

[227]

DSS-induced colitis

BM

C57BL/6 mice

Reducing the numbers of neutrophils in colon tissue and metalloproteinase activity in the mucosa while promoting the Tregs population

[85]

DSS-induced colitis

BM

BALB/c mice

Attenuation of TNF-α and IL-1β levels in both the inflamed colon and serum

[68]

DSS and TNBS-induced colitis

UC

BALB/c mice

Amelioration of colitis by up-regulating NOD2/COX2 signaling pathways

[69]

TNBS-induced colitis

Placenta

BALB/c mice

Promoting the therapeutic potential of MSCs by improving the PGE2-mediated M2 macrophage polarization by combination therapy with chitosan-based hydrogel

[228]

TNBS-induced colitis

AT

BM

Wistar rats

Promoting VEGF and TGF-β levels while attenuating TNF-α and IL-1β

[229]

TNBS-induced colitis

BM

Wistar rats

MSCs’ partial differentiation into IECs and secreting VEGF and TGF-β1

[230]

DSS-induced colitis

BM

C57BL/6 mice

Recruiting M2 macrophage to reduce colitis severity by secretion of the TGFβ1

[231]

AOM and DSS-induced colitis

UC

C57BL/6 mice

Enhancing Treg cells differentiation by MSCs-secreted TGF-β

[232]

DSS-induced colitis

AT

C57BL/6 mice

Stimulation of the polarization of the M2 macrophages by MScs-secreted TSG-6

[233]

DSS-induced colitis

BM

C57BL/6 mice

Suppression of dendritic cells (DCs) activation by the release of galectin 3

[58]

AOM and DSS-induced colitis

BM

C57BL/6 mice

Amelioration of histological damage along with reducing TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6 levels and down-regulation of STAT3 phosphorylation in colon tissue

[234]

DSS-induced colitis

UC

C57BL/6 mice

Eliciting anti-inflammatory response in colon tissue by improving Treg/Th17 cells ratio in the spleen and mesenteric lymph nodes

[235]

DSS-induced colitis

BM

C57BL/6 mice

Improved levels of IDO and IL-10 in serum

[236]

DSS-induced colitis

BM

C57BL/6 mice

Improving IL-10 levels, the inflamed colons

[237]

DSS-induced colitis

BM

BALB/c mice

Potentiating intestinal integrity by up-regulation of E-cadherin expression

[25]

DSS-induced colitis

UCB

C57BL/6 mice

Reducing T cell infiltration into the inflamed colon while promoting Tregs frequency

[114]

DSS-induced colitis

UC

C57BL/6 mice

Attenuation of disease activity index (DAI), histological colitis scores along with promoting body weight

[22]

DSS-induced colitis

BM

C57BL/6 mice

Induction of DCs differentiation into rDCs, leading to ameliorated chronic colitis

[71]

TNBS-induced colitis

BM

Hartley guinea pigs

Diminishment of the immune cell infiltration to damaged colons and also reducing neuronal loss in colon tissue

[238]

TNBS-induced colitis

AT

BM

Hartley guinea pigs

Amelioration of enteric neuropathy and plexitis

[239]

DSS-induced colitis

BM

C57BL/6 mice

Improvement of the MSCs therapeutic effects by human cord blood-derived platelet lysate

[126]

DSS-induced colitis

UC

C57BL/6 mice

Amelioration of colon and liver pathology by attenuating the LPS levels and TNF-α, IFN-γ, IL-1β, IL-17A, TLR4, TRAF6, and NF-κB expression in inflamed colon

[240]

TNBS-induced colitis

AT

C57BL/6 mice

Reducing colitis severity and diarrhea and enhancing body weight and survival

[241]

DSS-induced colitis

AM

SD rats

Reducing DAI score, weight loss, colon shortening, and the histological colitis score in association with down-regulation of TNF-α, IL-1β, and MIP

[242]

TNBS-induced colitis

AT

Hartley guinea pigs

Attenuation of weight loss, colonic tissue damage, and immune cell infiltration

[243]

DSS-induced colitis

AT

C57BL/6 mice

Enhancing Tregs by MSCs-secreted PGE2

[79]

TNBS-induced colitis

BM

SD rats

Enhancing MSCs recruitment to the colonic mucosa by combination therapy with G-CSF leads to reduced DAI, MPO activity

[125]

TNBS-induced colitis

UC

BALB/c mice

Improvement of CD5 + B cells and Tregs while decreasing Th1 cells, Th17 cells, and various pro-inflammatory cytokines levels in inflamed colon

[116]

DSS-induced colitis

BM

C57BL/6 mice

Improvement of IL-10 secretion by MSCs upon combination therapy with wogonin

[128]

TNBS-induced colitis

BM

C57BL/6 mice

Exerting gastrointestinal mucosal tissues repair by MSCs-secreted IGFBP7

[244]

  1. MSCs mesenchymal stem/stromal cells, BM bone marrow, UC umbilical cord, UCB umbilical cord blood, AT adipose tissue, TNBS 2,4,6-trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid, DSS dextran sulfate sodium, AOM azoxymethane, Th T helper 1/2/17, FOXP3 Forkhead box P3, IL-1 interleukin-1β, TNF-α Tumor necrosis factor-alpha, NOD2 nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-containing protein 2, COX-2 cyclooxygenase-2, TGF-β transforming growth factor-beta, PGE2 prostaglandin E2, VEGF vascular endothelial growth factor, Tregs regulatory T cells, TSG-6 TNF-stimulated gene 6, STAT3 signal transducer and activator of transcription 3, IDO indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase, IFN-γ interferon-gamma, IL interleukin, rDCs regulatory dendritic cells, TLRs toll-like receptors, TRAF6 tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 6, NF-κB nuclear factor kappa B, NLRP3 NLR family pyrin domain containing 3, G-CSF granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, MPO myeloperoxidase, IGFBP7 insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 7, MIF migration inhibitory factor