Umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of autoimmune diseases: beware of cell-to-cell contact

Ann Rheum Dis. 2018 Mar;77(3):e14. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-211790. Epub 2017 Jun 13.

Authors

Alessia Alunno¹, Onelia Bistoni¹, Pia Montanucci², Giuseppe Basta², Riccardo Calafiore², Roberto Gerli¹

Affiliations

¹ Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
² Laboratory for Endocrine Cell Transplants and Biohybrid Organs, Section of Cardiovascular, Endocrine and Metabolic Clinical Physiology, Department of Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Perugia, Italy.

PMID: 28611081
DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-211790

No abstract available

Keywords: Autoimmunity; Systemic Lupus Erythematosus; Treatment.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Double-Blind Method
Humans
Lupus Nephritis*
Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation
Mesenchymal Stem Cells*
Umbilical Cord