Regenerative and translational medicine in COPD: hype and hope
Autor: | Lucas Pires Guarnier, Lincoln Gozzi Moro, Francislaine Aparecida dos Reis Lívero, Carolina Arruda de Faria, Mauricio Fogaça Azevedo, Beatriz Pizoni Roma, Edilson Rodrigues Albuquerque, Maria José Malagutti-Ferreira, Alessandra Gomes Duarte Rodrigues, Adelson Alves da Silva, Eliseo Joji Sekiya, João Tadeu Ribeiro-Paes |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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Zdroj: | European Respiratory Review, Vol 32, Iss 169 (2023) |
Druh dokumentu: | article |
ISSN: | 0905-9180 1600-0617 16000617 |
DOI: | 10.1183/16000617.0223-2022 |
Popis: | COPD is a common, preventable and usually progressive disease associated with an enhanced chronic inflammatory response in the airways and lung, generally caused by exposure to noxious particles and gases. It is a treatable disease characterised by persistent respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation due to abnormalities in the airways and/or alveoli. COPD is currently the third leading cause of death worldwide, representing a serious public health problem and a high social and economic burden. Despite significant advances, effective clinical treatments have not yet been achieved. In this scenario, cell-based therapies have emerged as potentially promising therapeutic approaches. However, there are only a few published studies of cell-based therapies in human patients with COPD and a small number of ongoing clinical trials registered on clinicaltrials.gov. Despite the advances and interesting results, numerous doubts and questions remain about efficacy, mechanisms of action, culture conditions, doses, timing, route of administration and conditions related to homing and engraftment of the infused cells. This article presents the state of the art of cell-based therapy in COPD. Clinical trials that have already been completed and with published results are discussed in detail. We also discuss the questions that remain unanswered about cell-based regenerative and translational medicine for COPD. |
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