Cord Blood News Volume 13.23 | Jun 24 2021

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    Vol. 13.23 – 24 June, 2021
    TOP STORY

    Omidubicel Versus Standard Myeloablative Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation: Results of a Phase III Randomized Study

    Investigators reported results of a Phase III trial to evaluate the efficacy of omidubicel compared to standard umbilical cord blood transplantation.
    [Blood]

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    Extracellular Vesicles from Human iPSCs Enhance Reconstitution Capacity of Cord Blood-Derived Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells

    Researchers demonstrated that hiPSC-extracellular vesicles improved functional properties of cord blood-HSPCs critical for their hematopoietic capacity including metabolic, hematopoietic and clonogenic potential as well as survival, chemotactic response to stromal cell-derived factor 1 and adhesion to the model components of hematopoietic niche in vitro.
    [Leukemia]

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    Association of Medically Assisted Reproduction with Offspring Cord Blood DNA Methylation across Cohorts

    Scientists assessed the association between medically assisted reproduction and DNA methylation at birth in cord blood at over 450 000 CpG sites across the genome in two sub-samples of the UK Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children and two sub-samples of the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study by meta-analysis.
    [Human Reproduction]

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    Maternal Gestational Mercury Exposure in Relation to Cord Blood T Cell Alterations and Placental Gene Expression Signatures

    The authors investigated the associations between gestational mercury exposure and frequency of cord blood T cells as well as placental gene expression.
    [Environmental Research]

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    One Repeated Transplantation of Allogeneic Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in Type 1 Diabetes: An Open Parallel Controlled Clinical Study

    Scientists examined the efficacy and safety of one repeated transplantation of allogeneic MSCs in individuals with type 1 diabetes.
    [Stem Cell Research & Therapy]

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    Placental Chorionic Plate-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Ameliorate Severe Acute Pancreatitis by Regulating Macrophage Polarization via Secreting TSG-6

    The survival and colonization of exogenous placental chorionic plate-derived MSCs were observed by bioluminescence imaging and CM-Dil labeling in rodent animal models of severe acute pancreatitis.
    [Stem Cell Research & Therapy]

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    The Evidence of a Macrophage Barrier in the Xenotransplantation of Human Hematopoietic Stem Cells to Severely Immunodeficient Rats

    The authors generated a rat xenotransplantation model to prove the role of macrophages as a xenotransplantation barrier. Immunodeficiency in SRG rats, which were Sprague–Dawley rats lacking Rag2 and Il2rg, was confirmed by flow cytometry and spleen immunostaining.
    [Xenotransplantation]

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    Personalized Prediction of Overall Survival in Patients with AML in Non-Complete Remission Undergoing Allo-HCT

    Scientists developed and validated nomograms and a web application to predict the overall survival of patients with non-complete remission acute myeloid leukemia undergoing allo-HCT cord blood transplantation, bone marrow transplantation, and peripheral blood stem cell transplantation.
    [Cancer Medicine]

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    Combined Impact of HLA-Allele Matching and the CD34-Positive Cell Dose on Optimal Unit Selection for Single-Unit Cord Blood Transplantation in Adults

    The combined effects of HLA-allele matching at six-loci and CD34+ cell dose on clinical outcomes were analyzed in 1,226 adult cases with single-unit unrelated cord blood transplantation.
    [Leukemia & Lymphoma]

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    An In Vitro Study of Dual Drug Combinations of Anti-Viral Agents, Antibiotics, and/or Hydroxychloroquine against the SARS-CoV-2 Virus Isolated from Hospitalized Patients in Surabaya, Indonesia

    Scientists evaluated the in vitro anti-viral activities of combinations of certain commercially available drugs that have recently formed part of COVID-19 therapy. These drugs were mixed at specific ratios and evaluated for their safe use based on the cytotoxicity concentration values of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells.
    [PLOS One]

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    REVIEWS

    Importance of the Origin of Mesenchymal (Stem) Stromal Cells in Cancer Biology: “Alliance” or “War” in Intercellular Signals

    Research attributes both pro-tumor and anti-tumor actions to MSCs; however, evidence indicates that MSCs specific effect on the tumor depends on the source of the MSCs and the type of tumor.
    [Cell & Bioscience]

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    Therapeutic Aspects of Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Based Cell Therapy with a Focus on Human Amniotic Epithelial Cells in Multiple Sclerosis: A Mechanistic Review

    The authors discuss the mechanistic effects of MSCs with a focus on human amniotic epithelial cells, which can be used to treatment and improvement of outcome in multiple sclerosis disease.
    [World Journal of Stem Cells]

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    INDUSTRY AND POLICY NEWS

    First Research Grants Awarded in UTEP-TTUHSC El Paso Partnership

    A partnership between The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) and Texas Tech Health Sciences Center El Paso (TTUHSC El Paso) designed to expand health research in the Paso del Norte region has identified studies which could have significant impact on the well-being of the community.
    [The El Paso Herald-Post]

    Press Release

    Hope Bio’s Stem Cells to Be Used in Fight against Parkinson’s

    Hope Biosciences Stem Cell Research Foundation received FDA authorization for a Phase II clinical trial to assess the efficacy and safety of multiple intravenous infusions of autologous adipose-derived MSCs in improving activities of daily living and quality of life in subjects with Parkinson’s Disease.
    [Hope Biosciences Stem Cell Research Foundation]

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    August 12 – 14, 2021
    Busan, South Korea

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    Medical College of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

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    FibroBiologics – Houston, Texas, United States

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    University of Southern California – Los Angeles, California, United States

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    UT Southwestern Medical Center – Dallas, Texas, United Statess

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    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center – New York, New York, United States

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