PMID- 33261658 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210618 LR - 20210618 IS - 1757-6512 (Electronic) IS - 1757-6512 (Linking) VI - 11 IP - 1 DP - 2020 Dec 1 TI - What is the impact of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cell transplantation on clinical treatment? PG - 519 LID - 10.1186/s13287-020-02011-z [doi] LID - 519 AB - BACKGROUND: Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (HUC-MSCs) present in the umbilical cord tissue are self-renewing and multipotent. They can renew themselves continuously and, under certain conditions, differentiate into one or more cell types constituting human tissues and organs. HUC-MSCs differentiate, among others, into osteoblasts, chondrocytes, and adipocytes and have the ability to secrete cytokines. The possibility of noninvasive harvesting and low immunogenicity of HUC-MSCs give them a unique advantage in clinical applications. In recent years, HUC-MSCs have been widely used in clinical practice, and some progress has been made in their use for therapeutic purposes. MAIN BODY: This article describes two aspects of the clinical therapeutic effects of HUC-MSCs. On the one hand, it explains the benefits and mechanisms of HUC-MSC treatment in various diseases. On the other hand, it summarizes the results of basic research on HUC-MSCs related to clinical applications. The first part of this review highlights several functions of HUC-MSCs that are critical for their therapeutic properties: differentiation into terminal cells, immune regulation, paracrine effects, anti-inflammatory effects, anti-fibrotic effects, and regulating non-coding RNA. These characteristics of HUC-MSCs are discussed in the context of diabetes and its complications, liver disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, arthritis, brain injury and cerebrovascular diseases, heart diseases, spinal cord injury, respiratory diseases, viral infections, and other diseases. The second part emphasizes the need to establish an HUC-MSC cell bank, discusses tumorigenicity of HUC-MSCs and the characteristics of different in vitro generations of these cells in the treatment of diseases, and provides technical and theoretical support for the clinical applications of HUC-MSCs. CONCLUSION: HUC-MSCs can treat a variety of diseases clinically and have achieved good therapeutic effects, and the development of HUC-MSC assistive technology has laid the foundation for its clinical application. FAU - Xie, Qixin AU - Xie Q AD - Anhui Key Laboratory, Department of Pharmacy, Yijishan Hospital Affiliated to Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China. FAU - Liu, Rui AU - Liu R AD - Department of Medical Laboratory, Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China. FAU - Jiang, Jia AU - Jiang J AD - Anhui Key Laboratory, Department of Pharmacy, Yijishan Hospital Affiliated to Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China. FAU - Peng, Jing AU - Peng J AD - Anhui Key Laboratory, Department of Pharmacy, Yijishan Hospital Affiliated to Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China. FAU - Yang, Chunyan AU - Yang C AD - Anhui Key Laboratory, Department of Pharmacy, Yijishan Hospital Affiliated to Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China. FAU - Zhang, Wen AU - Zhang W AD - Anhui Key Laboratory, Department of Pharmacy, Yijishan Hospital Affiliated to Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China. FAU - Wang, Sheng AU - Wang S AD - Anhui Key Laboratory, Department of Pharmacy, Yijishan Hospital Affiliated to Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China. FAU - Song, Jing AU - Song J AD - Anhui Key Laboratory, Department of Pharmacy, Yijishan Hospital Affiliated to Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China. livelypretty@163.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20201201 PL - England TA - Stem Cell Res Ther JT - Stem cell research & therapy JID - 101527581 SB - IM MH - Cell Differentiation MH - Chondrocytes MH - Humans MH - *Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation MH - *Mesenchymal Stem Cells MH - Umbilical Cord PMC - PMC7705855 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Clinical application OT - Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells OT - Therapy COIS- The authors declare that they have no competing interests. EDAT- 2020/12/03 06:00 MHDA- 2021/06/22 06:00 PMCR- 2020/12/01 CRDT- 2020/12/02 05:21 PHST- 2020/07/14 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/11/03 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/12/02 05:21 [entrez] PHST- 2020/12/03 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/06/22 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/12/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1186/s13287-020-02011-z [pii] AID - 2011 [pii] AID - 10.1186/s13287-020-02011-z [doi] PST - epublish SO - Stem Cell Res Ther. 2020 Dec 1;11(1):519. doi: 10.1186/s13287-020-02011-z.