A Clinical Study on Safety and Effectiveness of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Exosomes for the Treatment of COVID-19.

Summary

This clinical study aims to investigate the safety and efficacy of nebulized inhalation of extracellular vesicles derived from mesenchymal stem cells combined with standard therapy for COVID-19-infected individuals. The primary objective is to determine whether nebulized MSC-secreted extracellular vesicles may be a feasible approach to alleviate COVID-19-induced lung injuries and promote recovery. Participants will be allocated to receive either nebulized MSC-secreted extracellular vesicles twice a day (BID) for 5 days as the test group or nebulized saline solution twice a day for 5 days as the control group. Researchers will compare the test and control groups to evaluate the safety and efficacy of extracellular vesicles in combination with standard therapy.

Timeline

Start

2023-01-23

Primary completion

2024-01-23

Completion

2025-01-23

Publications

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• Background Yao J, Huang K, Zhu D, Chen T, Jiang Y, Zhang J, Mi L, Xuan H, Hu S, Li J, Zhou Y, Cheng K. A Minimally Invasive Exosome Spray Repairs Heart after Myocardial Infarction. ACS Nano. 2021 Jul 27;15(7):11099-11111. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.1c00628. Epub 2021 Jun 21.
• Background Noori L, Arabzadeh S, Mohamadi Y, Mojaverrostami S, Mokhtari T, Akbari M, Hassanzadeh G. Intrathecal administration of the extracellular vesicles derived from human Wharton's jelly stem cells inhibit inflammation and attenuate the activity of inflammasome complexes after spinal cord injury in rats. Neurosci Res. 2021 Sep;170:87-98. doi: 10.1016/j.neures.2020.07.011. Epub 2020 Jul 25.
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• Background Meng F, Xu R, Wang S, Xu Z, Zhang C, Li Y, Yang T, Shi L, Fu J, Jiang T, Huang L, Zhao P, Yuan X, Fan X, Zhang JY, Song J, Zhang D, Jiao Y, Liu L, Zhou C, Maeurer M, Zumla A, Shi M, Wang FS. Human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cell therapy in patients with COVID-19: a phase 1 clinical trial. Signal Transduct Target Ther. 2020 Aug 27;5(1):172. doi: 10.1038/s41392-020-00286-5.
• Background Song NJ, Allen C, Vilgelm AE, Riesenberg BP, Weller KP, Reynolds K, Chakravarthy KB, Kumar A, Khatiwada A, Sun Z, Ma A, Chang Y, Yusuf M, Li A, Zeng C, Evans JP, Bucci D, Gunasena M, Xu M, Liyanage NPM, Bolyard C, Velegraki M, Liu SL, Ma Q, Devenport M, Liu Y, Zheng P, Malvestutto CD, Chung D, Li Z. Treatment with soluble CD24 attenuates COVID-19-associated systemic immunopathology. J Hematol Oncol. 2022 Jan 10;15(1):5. doi: 10.1186/s13045-021-01222-y.

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