Mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of ulcerative colitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of experimental and clinical studies

Abstract Objective To explore the promising use of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) for ulcerative colitis (UC). Methods Studies reporting MSC treatment on UC were searched on five databases. Methodological quality was assessed based on the SYRCLE’s Risk of Bias (RoB) tool and MINORS tool. Data analysi...

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Main Authors: Xiao Shi, Qi Chen, Fen Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:Stem Cell Research & Therapy
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13287-019-1336-4