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Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Lung Cancer: We Should Be Hopeful or Hopeless? Publisher Pubmed



Arefnezhad R1, 2 ; Helfi M3 ; Okhravijouybari R4 ; Goleij P5, 6 ; Sargolzaeimoghaddam M7 ; Mohammadi H8 ; Mahdaviyan N1 ; Fatemian H9 ; Sarg A7 ; Jahani S10 ; Rezaeitazangi F11 ; Nazari A12
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  1. 1. Coenzyme R Research Institute, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
  3. 3. Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Science, Mashhad, Iran
  4. 4. Onco cardiology department, University of Sorbonne, Paris, France
  5. 5. Department of Genetics, Sana Institute of Higher Education, Sari, Iran
  6. 6. International Network of Stem Cell (INSC), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Tehran, Iran
  7. 7. Istanbul Medipol University, Medical Student, Istanbul, Turkey
  8. 8. Student Research Committee, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
  9. 9. School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
  10. 10. Department of pathology, University of California, San Diego, United States
  11. 11. Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran
  12. 12. School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Tissue and Cell Published:2024


Abstract

Lung cancer (LC) is one of the leading causes of cancer-caused death that possesses a poor prognosis and low survival rate worldwide. In general, LC is classified into small-cell (SCLC) and non-small-cell carcinoma (NSCLC) (involving 80% of patients). Although chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgery, and molecular-targeted therapy are considered standard approaches for LC treatment, these options have low success with detrimental effects on the life quality of patients. Ergo, recommending treatment with maximum effectiveness and minimum side effects for LC patients has been a substantial challenge for researchers and clinicians in the present era. Recently, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs)-based strategies have sparked much interest in preventing or treating numerous illnesses. These multipotent stem cells can be isolated from diverse sources, such as umbilical cord, bone marrow, and adipose tissue. Among these sources, umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (UC-MSCs) have been in the spotlight of MSCs-based therapies thanks to their considerable advantages, such as high proliferation ability, low immune reactions and tumorigenesis, and easiness in collection and isolation. Some experimental studies have investigated the functionality of intact UC-MSCs and extracellular vesicles, exosomes, and conditioned medium derived from UC-MSCs, as well as genetically engineered UC-MSCs. In this review, we aimed to highlight the influences of these UMSCs-based methods in LC treatment with cellular and molecular insights. © 2024 Elsevier Ltd