PMID- 35088933 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220420 LR - 20220420 IS - 1582-4934 (Electronic) IS - 1582-1838 (Print) IS - 1582-1838 (Linking) VI - 26 IP - 5 DP - 2022 Mar TI - Wharton's jelly-derived stromal cells and their cell therapy applications in allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation. PG - 1339-1350 LID - 10.1111/jcmm.17105 [doi] AB - For decades, mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) have been of great interest in the fields of regenerative medicine, tissue engineering and immunomodulation. Their tremendous potential makes it desirable to cryopreserve and bank MSCs to increase their accessibility and availability. Postnatally derived MSCs seem to be of particular interest because they are harvested after delivery without ethical controversy, they have the capacity to expand at a higher rate than adult-derived MSCs, in which expansion decreases with ageing, and they have demonstrated immunological and haematological supportive properties similar to those of adult-derived MSCs. In this review, we focus on MSCs obtained from Wharton's jelly (the mucous connective tissue of the umbilical cord between the amniotic epithelium and the umbilical vessels). Wharton's jelly MSCs (WJ-MSCs) are a good candidate for cellular therapy in haematology, with accumulating data supporting their potential to sustain haematopoietic stem cell engraftment and to modulate alloreactivity such as Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD). We first present an overview of their in-vitro properties and the results of preclinical murine models confirming the suitability of WJ-MSCs for cellular therapy in haematology. Next, we focus on clinical trials and discuss tolerance, efficacy and infusion protocols reported in haematology for GVHD and engraftment. CI - (c) 2022 The Authors. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine published by Foundation for Cellular and Molecular Medicine and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. FAU - Pochon, Cecile AU - Pochon C AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0277-5611 AD - Pediatric Oncohematology Department, CHRU Nancy, Universite de Lorraine, Nancy, France. AD - UMR 7365 CNRS, IMoPA, Universite de Lorraine, Nancy, France. FAU - Notarantonio, Anne-Beatrice AU - Notarantonio AB AD - UMR 7365 CNRS, IMoPA, Universite de Lorraine, Nancy, France. AD - Hematology Department, CHRU Nancy, Universite de Lorraine, Nancy, France. FAU - Laroye, Caroline AU - Laroye C AD - Pediatric Oncohematology Department, CHRU Nancy, Universite de Lorraine, Nancy, France. AD - Cell Therapy Unit, CHRU Nancy, Universite de Lorraine, Nancy, France. FAU - Reppel, Loic AU - Reppel L AD - UMR 7365 CNRS, IMoPA, Universite de Lorraine, Nancy, France. AD - Cell Therapy Unit, CHRU Nancy, Universite de Lorraine, Nancy, France. FAU - Bensoussan, Daniele AU - Bensoussan D AD - UMR 7365 CNRS, IMoPA, Universite de Lorraine, Nancy, France. AD - Cell Therapy Unit, CHRU Nancy, Universite de Lorraine, Nancy, France. FAU - Bertrand, Allan AU - Bertrand A AD - UMR 7365 CNRS, IMoPA, Universite de Lorraine, Nancy, France. FAU - Rubio, Marie-Therese AU - Rubio MT AD - UMR 7365 CNRS, IMoPA, Universite de Lorraine, Nancy, France. AD - Hematology Department, CHRU Nancy, Universite de Lorraine, Nancy, France. FAU - D'Aveni, Maud AU - D'Aveni M AD - UMR 7365 CNRS, IMoPA, Universite de Lorraine, Nancy, France. AD - Hematology Department, CHRU Nancy, Universite de Lorraine, Nancy, France. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20220128 PL - England TA - J Cell Mol Med JT - Journal of cellular and molecular medicine JID - 101083777 SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cell Differentiation MH - Cell Proliferation MH - Cells, Cultured MH - *Graft vs Host Disease MH - *Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation MH - *Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation MH - *Mesenchymal Stem Cells MH - Mice MH - Umbilical Cord MH - *Wharton Jelly PMC - PMC8899189 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Wharton's jelly OT - applications OT - cell therapy OT - graft versus host disease OT - mesenchymal stem cells OT - stem cell transplantation OT - stromal cells COIS- The authors declare that they have no competing interests. EDAT- 2022/01/29 06:00 MHDA- 2022/04/21 06:00 PMCR- 2022/03/01 CRDT- 2022/01/28 08:39 PHST- 2021/10/30 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/07/19 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/11/23 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/01/29 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/04/21 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/01/28 08:39 [entrez] PHST- 2022/03/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - JCMM17105 [pii] AID - 10.1111/jcmm.17105 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Cell Mol Med. 2022 Mar;26(5):1339-1350. doi: 10.1111/jcmm.17105. Epub 2022 Jan 28.