Increased mobilization of mesenchymal stem cells in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

Christian PatryThalia DonigaFranziska LenzTim ViergutzChristel WeissBurkhard TönshoffArmin KalenkaBenito YardJörg KrebsThomas SchaibleGrietje BeckNeysan Rafat

Published in: PloS one (2020)

ECMO support in ARDS is specifically associated with an increased number of circulating MSC, most likely due to enhanced mobilization, but not with a higher numbers of EPC or serum concentrations of VEGF and Ang2.

Keyphrases

acute respiratory distress syndrome
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
mesenchymal stem cells
mechanical ventilation
respiratory failure
umbilical cord
angiotensin ii
vascular endothelial growth factor
endothelial cells
bone marrow
cell therapy
intensive care unit