Safety and Efficacy of Stem Cell Therapy in Patients With Autism

Summary

Autism is one of those disorders in Autism spectrum disorders (ASD), which characterized by social interaction abnormalities, impaired verbal and non-verbal communication, and repetitive, obsessive behavior, while the therapeutic effect of current treatments remains limited progress .Neural hypoperfusion and immune deregulation are the two key pathologies associated with Autism. Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (hUC-MSCs) and human cord blood mononuclear cells (hCB-MNCs) have been shown to have the ability to modulate the immune response and enhance angiogenesis, suggesting the novel and promising therapeutic strategy. In this study, the safety and efficacy of hUC-MSCs and hCB-MNCs transplantation will be evaluated in patients with Autism.

Timeline

Start

2009-03

Primary completion

2010-06

Completion

2011-05

Publications

• Results Liu M, Sun LW, LV YT, Huan Y, Ge RC, Cao YL, Guo CQ, Chen XW. Stem cells for treatment of autism: Safety and efficacy. Zhongguo Zuzhi Gongcheng Yanjiu yu Linchuang Kangfu. 2010;14(32): 5967-5970.
• Lv YT, Zhang Y, Liu M, Qiuwaxi JN, Ashwood P, Cho SC, Huan Y, Ge RC, Chen XW, Wang ZJ, Kim BJ, Hu X. Transplantation of human cord blood mononuclear cells and umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells in autism. J Transl Med. 2013 Aug 27;11:196. doi: 10.1186/1479-5876-11-196.

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