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Table 1 Mesenchymal stem/stromal cell (MSC)-based therapies for cutaneous wound healing

From: MSCs and their exosomes: a rapidly evolving approach in the context of cutaneous wounds therapy

Cell source

Model

Results

References

BMMNC

In vitro

Verifying the wound healing capabilities of CD271 + MSCs

[193]

AT

In vivo

Facilitating the wound healing MSCs through the TLR4-dependent shaping of the wound site

[194]

BM

In vivo

Induction of the skin recovery by MSCs through the inhibition of inflammation and also enhancing the skin regeneration-related growth factors

[60]

AT

In vivo

Inhibition of the TNF-α-dependent inflammation, enhancing the anti-inflammatory M2 macrophage quantity, and stimulating TGF-β1-mediated angiogenesis, myofibroblast differentiation, and granulation tissue establishment by ppAAc delivered MSCs

[51]

BM

In vivo

Lower immunogenicity and higher infiltration of allogeneic BM-MSCs than allogeneic fibroblasts

[188]

BM

In vivo

Promoting the regeneration of DEB wounds by MSCs by the formation of functional immature anchoring fibrils

[54]

BM

In vivo

Showing the higher capacity to induce wound healing in diabetic mice by BM-MSCs than fibroblasts

[53]

BM

In vivo

Verifying the MSCs recruitment into wound skin and stimulating wound healing by transdifferentiation into several cell types

[195]

BM

In vivo

Promotion of MSCs differentiation ability and diabetic wound healing in diabetic mice by implantation of PEGylated graphene oxide-mediated quercetin-modified collagen hybrid scaffold loaded with MSCs

[58]

BM

In vivo

Promoting the viability and activity of both ISCs and MSCs by their coencapsulation supporting better wound healing

[196]

WJ

In vivo

Amelioration of the proliferation, angiogenesis, and wound healing ability of WJ-MSCs by hyperbaric oxygen in diabetic mice

[57]

UCB

In vivo

Confirming the MSCs differentiation into keratinocyte in the wound tissue

[8]

BFP

In vivo

Inducing wound healing by curcumin-loaded electrospun nanofibers along with MSCs as a bioactive dressing

[197]

BM

In vivo

Stimulating diabetic wound healing by BM-MSCs delivery using N-carboxyethyl chitosan (N-chitosan), adipic acid dihydrazide (ADH), and hyaluronic acid-aldehyde (HA-ALD) hydrogel

[59]

NA

In vivo

Inhibition of wound healing process by miR-27b du to the inhibition of MSCs migration to burned margins

[198]

BM

In vitro

Signifying the critical role of the ERK pathway in the phenotype shift of MSCs into human sweat gland cells (SGCs)

[199]

BM

In vivo

Facilitating wound healing in acute full-thickness skin wounds by collagen loaded with MSCs

[200]

BM

In vivo

Verifying the positive effect of autophagy in MSC-mediated vascularization in cutaneous wound healing by adjusting the VEGF producing

[201]

BMMNC

In vitro

Inducing the migration of skin and wound fibroblast by MSCs

[202]

PB

In vivo

Improving the wound healing sheep skin through promoting the expression of hair-keratin (hKER) and Collagen1 gene (Col1α1) by MSCs

[203]

AT

In vivo

Amelioration of diabetic wounds by decellularized silk fibroin scaffold primed with MSCs

[204]

BM

In vitro

Improving the expression of ICAM-1 in MSCs leading to the promotion of their migration by TNF-α

[205]

BMMNC

In vivo

Amelioration of wound damages by MSCs-expressing angiopoietin-1 gene

[130]

BM

In vivo

Promoting the functions of MSCs in wound bed by their pretreatment with TGF-β1

[206]

AT

In vivo

Improving the wound healing rate in diabetic rats without any enhancement in volume density of the vessels and collagen fibers by MSCs

[207]

  1. Bone marrow-derived mononuclear cells (BMMNCs), Adipose tissue (AT), Bone marrow (BM), Umbilical cord blood (UCB), Wharton's jelly (WJ), Buccal fat pad (BFP), Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), Tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα), Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β), Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB), Insulin secreting cells (ISCs), Extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), MicroRNAs (miRNAs)