Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation in Newly Diagnosed Type-1 Diabetes Patients: A Phase I/II Randomized Placebo Controlled Clinical Trial

Autor: Maedeh Moazenchi, Seyedeh Esmat Hosseini, Fatemeh Abbasi, Mohamad Ali Mohseni Meybodi, Mahmoud Izadi, Neda Jarooghi, Anavasadat Sadr Hashemi Nejad, Reza Salman Yazdi, Farzaneh Abbasi, Amir Abbas Hedayati Asl, Roghayeh Navabi, Hossein Baharvand, Ali Rabbani, Safdar Masoumi, Ensiyeh Hajizadeh-Saffar, Fatemeh Moeini Nia, Farzad Kompani, Aria Setoodeh
Rok vydání: 2021
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ISSN: 2016-0704
Popis: BackgroundType-1 diabetes (T1D) occurs following autoimmune-induced pancreatic beta cells death. Among several treatment modalities, Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs) transplantation is promising for autoimmune disorders due to immunomodulation, regeneration, and migration to damaged tissue upon systemic injection. This study assessed the safety and efficacy of intravenous injection of autologous bone marrow-derived MSCs in newly diagnosed T1D patients. MethodsAfter receiving informed consent, 21 patients who met the study criteria were enrolled and randomly assigned to receive either MSCs or placebo. Each patient in the experimental group received two doses of MSCs and followed for at least one year post-transplantation. ResultsThe results have shown that this transplantation is safe and significantly reduces the number of hypoglycemic episodes. MSCs transplantation improved glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), shifted serum cytokine patterns from pro-inflammatory to anti-inflammatory, increased the number of regulatory T-cells in the peripheral blood, and improved quality of life. Early transplantation of MSCs significantly improved HbA1c and C-peptide levels and shifted pro-inflammatory cytokines to anti-inflammatory cytokines. Also, exercise combined with MSCs transplantation improved glycemic and immunologic indices. ConclusionsIn conclusion, autologous MSC transplantation is safe and effective, and its early transplantation is a promising treatment in newly-diagnosed T1D children suffering from hypoglycemic episodes. Trial registrationThis clinical trial was registered at the Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials (IRCT) with the identifier IRCT ID: IRCT2016070428786N1 registered on August 20, 2016 (Retrospectively registered) (https://en.irct.ir/trial/23256) and at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (ClinicalTrials.gov) with the related identifier NCT04078308 registered on September 6, 2019 (Retrospectively registered). (https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04078308)
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