Mesenchymal stem cell therapy in retinal and optic nerve diseases: An update of clinical trials

• 作者: Sonia Labrador-Velandia María Luz Alonso-Alonso Sara Alvarez-Sanchez Jorge González-Zamora Irene Carretero-Barrio José Carlos Pastor Iván Fernandez-Bueno Girish Kumar Srivastava
• 来源期刊: 世界干细胞杂志：英文版（电子版）
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: MESENCHYMAL stem cells Cell therapy OPTIC NERVE DISEASES Clinical trials RETINAL DISEASES
• 年，卷（期）: 2016,（11）
• 页码范围: 376-383
• 页数: 8页
• 分类号: R

摘要

Retinal and optic nerve diseases are degenerative ocular pathologies which lead to irreversible visual loss. Since the advanced therapies availability, cell-based therapies offer a new all-encompassing approach. Advances in the knowledge of neuroprotection, immunomodulation and regenerative properties of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been obtained by several preclinical studies of various neurodegenerative diseases. It has provided the opportunity to perform the translation of this knowledge to prospective treatment approaches for clinical practice.Since 2008, several first steps projecting new treatment approaches, have been taken regarding the use of cell therapy in patients with neurodegenerative pathologies of optic nerve and retina. Most of the clinical trials using MSCs are in Ⅰ/Ⅱ phase, recruiting patients or ongoing,and they have as main objective the safety assessment of MSCs using various routes of administration. However, it is important to recognize that, there is still a long way to go to reach clinical trials phase Ⅲ-Ⅳ. Hence, it is necessary to continue preclinical and clinical studies to improve this new therapeutic tool. This paper reviews the latest progress of MSCs in human clinical trials for retinal and optic nerve diseases.