Efficacy of Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Therapy for Acute Lung Injury in Preclinical Animal Models: A Systematic Review.

The Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is a devastating clinical condition that is associated with a 30-40% risk of death, and significant long term morbidity for those who survive. Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC) have emerged as a potential novel treatment as in pre-clinical models they hav...

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Main Authors: Lauralyn A McIntyre, David Moher, Dean A Fergusson, Katrina J Sullivan, Shirley H J Mei, Manoj Lalu, John Marshall, Malcolm Mcleod, Gilly Griffin, Jeremy Grimshaw, Alexis Turgeon, Marc T Avey, Michael A Rudnicki, Mazen Jazi, Jason Fishman, Duncan J Stewart, Canadian Critical Care Translational Biology Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4731557?pdf=render