Table 3 The reported clinical trials using MSCs from AT, BM, and UC in the treatment of the endocrinological disorder, reproductive disease, and skin healing

From: Stem cell-based therapy for human diseases

Year

Type of disease

Cell source

No. of treated patients

Efficacy

2014265

Type 1 diabetes

BM

9

- No significant improvement compared to control group in HbA1c, insulin doses per kilogram, fasting C-peptide

- 3/9 MSC-treated patients decreased their peak C-peptide or AUC response to the MMTT while 8/9 patients decreased in peak C-peptide, and 7/9 decreased in AUC response in the control group

2021266

Type 1 diabetes

AD

7

Significant improvement compared to before transplantation in basal C-peptide and HbA1C

2013268

Type 1 diabetes

WJ

15

Significant improvement over the control group in HbA1c and fasting C-peptide

2015269

Type 1 diabetes

WJ + BM

21

The metabolic measures improved in treated patients:

+ AUC C-Pep increased 105.7% (P = 0.00012);

+ insulin area under the curve increased 49.3% (P = 0.01)

+ HbA1c decreased 12.6% (P < 0.01)

+ Fasting glycemia decreased 24.4% (P < 0.002)

+ Daily insulin requirements decreased 29.2% (P = 0.001)

2021271

Type 2 diabetes

BM

25

A slight reduction in HbA1c levels was observed in the first 3 months after administration, but the level returned to normal after 6 months and even increased

2005288

Skin burns

BM

1

The improvement in vascularization at the wound site and reduced coarse cicatrices

2012290

Skin burns

BM

1

The areas treated with autologous BM-MSCs combined with transplantation of split skin were less likely to have contraction of the skin grafts.

2008291

Skin wounds

BM

20

The wound mostly healed in 18 of the 20 patients showed the BM-MSCs transplantation effectively

2017292

Skin burns

BM-MSC & UC-MSC

40

The significantly improved rate of healing in both BM-MSC and UC-MSC groups as compared to traditionally treated group in percent of burn extent (%), hospitalization time.

2018280

Premature ovarian insufficiency

BM-MSC

1

- The AMH level improved from 0.4 to 0.9 ng/mL

- The improvement of follicular regeneration resulted in a successful pregnancy followed by the delivery of a healthy infant

2020281

Premature ovarian failure

BM-MSC

2

The increase in baseline estrogen levels and amelioration of menopausal symptoms

2018422

Premature ovarian insufficiency

UC-MSC

14

The elevated estradiol concentrations, improved follicular development, and increased number of antral follicles

2016488

Premature ovarian insufficiency

BM-MSC

10

The improvement in Edessy ovarian reserve score (EORS) and increased pregnancy capacity

2016489

Premature ovarian insufficiency

BM-MSC

30

86.7% of patients showed a fall in FSH levels and a rise in estrogen and AMH levels after 4 weeks of injection

2018283

Premature ovarian insufficiency

BM-MSC

15

- The significant improvement in AFC and AMH after treatment.

- Increased the number of stimulable antral follicles and oocytes

- Ovarian function improved in 81.3% of women

  1. AFC antral follicle count, AMH anti-Müllerian hormone, AUC area under the curve (oral glucose tolerance test), FSH follicle-stimulating hormone, HbA1C hemoglobin A1C, MMTT mixed-meal tolerance test