Transplantation of mesenchymal stem cells for spinal cord injury: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

• Published in: Journal of translational medicine Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 178 - 14
• Main Authors: Chen, Wei-can, Liu, Wei-feng, Bai, Yu-yan, Zhou, Ying-ying, Zhang, Yan, Wang, Cong-mei, Lin, Shu, He, He-fan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central 28.04.2021; BMC
• Subjects: Autografts; Bias; Central nervous system; China; Collaboration; Humans; Inflammation; Medical prognosis; Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation; Mesenchymal Stem Cells; Meta-analysis; Mortality; Patients; Rehabilitation; Review; Side effects; Spinal Cord; Spinal cord injuries; Spinal Cord Injuries - therapy; Statistical analysis; Stem cells; Systematic review; Transplantation; China

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a severe traumatic disease of the central nervous system, with a global prevalence of 236–4187 per million people. This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in treating patients with SCI as well as the optimal source and...