PMID- 36818343 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20230224 IS - 2297-055X (Print) IS - 2297-055X (Electronic) IS - 2297-055X (Linking) VI - 10 DP - 2023 TI - Mesenchymal stem cell-based therapy for non-healing wounds due to chronic limb-threatening ischemia: A review of preclinical and clinical studies. PG - 1113982 LID - 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1113982 [doi] LID - 1113982 AB - Progressive peripheral arterial disease (PAD) can result in chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) characterized by clinical complications including rest pain, gangrene and tissue loss. These complications can propagate even more precipitously in the setting of common concomitant diseases in patients with CLTI such as diabetes mellitus (DM). CLTI ulcers are cutaneous, non-healing wounds that persist due to the reduced perfusion and dysfunctional neovascularization associated with severe PAD. Existing therapies for CLTI are primarily limited to anatomic revascularization and medical management of contributing factors such as atherosclerosis and glycemic control. However, many patients fail these treatment strategies and are considered "no-option," thereby requiring extremity amputation, particularly if non-healing wounds become infected or fulminant gangrene develops. Given the high economic burden imposed on patients, decreased quality of life, and poor survival of no-option CLTI patients, regenerative therapies aimed at neovascularization to improve wound healing and limb salvage hold significant promise. Cell-based therapy, specifically utilizing mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSCs), is one such regenerative strategy to stimulate therapeutic angiogenesis and tissue regeneration. Although previous reviews have focused primarily on revascularization outcomes after MSC treatments of CLTI with less attention given to their effects on wound healing, here we review advances in pre-clinical and clinical studies related to specific effects of MSC-based therapeutics upon ischemic non-healing wounds associated with CLTI. CI - Copyright (c) 2023 Huerta, Voza, Ortiz, Liu and Velazquez. FAU - Huerta, Carlos Theodore AU - Huerta CT AD - DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States. FAU - Voza, Francesca A AU - Voza FA AD - DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States. FAU - Ortiz, Yulexi Y AU - Ortiz YY AD - DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States. FAU - Liu, Zhao-Jun AU - Liu ZJ AD - DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States. AD - Vascular Biology Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States. FAU - Velazquez, Omaida C AU - Velazquez OC AD - DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States. AD - Vascular Biology Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20230201 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Cardiovasc Med JT - Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine JID - 101653388 PMC - PMC9930203 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Peripheral Arterial Disease OT - cell-based therapy OT - chronic limb-threatening ischemia OT - critical limb ischemia OT - diabetic wound OT - mesenchymal stem (stromal) cell OT - stem cell therapy OT - wound healing COIS- CH, FV, and YO have no commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. Z-JL and OV declared the following potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: the E-selectin gene modification technologies described in referenced articles by Z-JL and OV were developed in our research laboratory and patented/licensed by the University of Miami. This technology is currently under pre-clinical development by Ambulero Inc., a new start-up company out of the University of Miami that focuses on developing new vascular treatments for ischemic conditions. Co-authors, Z-JL and OV serve as consultants and scientific and medical advisory officers in Ambulero Inc. EDAT- 2023/02/24 06:00 MHDA- 2023/02/24 06:01 PMCR- 2023/01/01 CRDT- 2023/02/23 09:48 PHST- 2022/12/01 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/01/12 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/02/23 09:48 [entrez] PHST- 2023/02/24 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/02/24 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2023/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1113982 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Cardiovasc Med. 2023 Feb 1;10:1113982. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1113982. eCollection 2023.