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. 2022 Jul 29;95(1):18–33. doi: 10.1038/s41390-022-02208-3

Table 1.

Characteristics of included studies.

Author (year); Country Animal characteristics PAIS model Intervention characteristics Control group
Species, Strain; Sex; Age Age MSCS source; Type MSCS dose; Frequency Day of administration; Mode
Cho et al. (2016);34 Korea Mouse; CD-1 (ICR); 0 7 PND Ligation rCCA; hypoxia (8% O2, 90 min) NR 1 × 105 cells; single PND 42; intrastriatal PBS; PBS-EE; MSC-EE
Ding et al. (2015);22 China Rat; Wistar; NR 7 PND Double ligation + cut lCCA; 2 h recovery; hypoxia (8% O2, 2.5 h) Placenta-derived MSCs 5 × 105 cell/μL; single PND 11; intracerebral HIBD; HIBD + fibroblasts; Sham
Ding et al. (2017);23 China Rat; Wistar; NR 7 PND Cut LCCA; hypoxia (8% O2, 2.5 h) Placenta-derived MSCs 5 × 104 cells/10 µL; single PND 9; intracerebral HIBD; HIBD + fibroblast group; Sham
Kim et al. (2012);35 Korea Rat; Sprague–Dawley; 1 10 PND Occlusion with silicone rubber; rMCA MSCs from human umbilical cord 1 × 105 cells; single PND 10; intraventricular PBS; Sham
Larpthaveesarp et al. (2021);37 USA Rat; Sprague–Dawley; 0 10 PND Dissection + 3 h occlusion with silicon-coated nylon filament; rMCA Adipose-tissue-derived MSCs 3 × 106 cells; single PND 13; PND 17; intranasal Sham; MCAO + media; MCCO + 3d MSC/EPO; MCAP + 3d EPO3; MCAO + 7d MSC/EPO; MCAP + 7d EPO3
Lee et al. (2010);36 Korea Rat; Sprague–Dawley; 1 7 PND Double ligation + cut lCCA; 2 h recovery; hypoxia (8% O2, 3.5 h) Human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells 1 × 106 cells; single PND 10; intracardial Sham + buffer; Sham-MSC; Hi-buffer
Li et al. (2014);24 China Rat; Sprague–Dawley; 0 7 PND 30 min ligation with reperfusion (4.0 suture); lCCA; NR; hypoxia (8% O2, 2.5 h) Rats bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells 1 × 106 cells; single PND 8; intraperitoneal Sham; PBS; Photon + MSC
Ohshima et al. (2015);40 Japan Mouse; CB17; NR 8 PND Permanent occlusion; lCCA; 1 h recovery; hypoxia (8% O2, 30 min) Rats bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells 1 × 106 cells; single PND 10; intravenous; intraperitoneal MNC-intravenous; MNC-intraperitoneal
Sakai et al. (2018);41 Japan Rat; Sprague–Dawley; 0 7 PND double ligation (6.0 silk suture) and section lCCA; 1 h recovery; hypoxia (8% O2, 2 h) Rats bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells 1 × 106 cells; single PND 10; intravenous Sham; Vehicle
van Velthoven et al. (2017);38 USA Rat; Sprague-Dawley; 0 10 PND 1.5 h ligation (6.0 dermalon filament); ICA ; no hypoxia Rat Sprague–Dawley bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (GIBKO®) 1 × 106 cells; single PND 13; intranasal Sham-Vehicle; Sham-MSC; Vehicle
van Velthoven et al. (2013);33 Netherlands Rat; Sprague-Dawley; NR 10 PND 1.5 h double ligation (6–0 silk suture) and dissection of ICA Rat Sprague–Dawley bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (GIBKO®) 1 × 106 cells; single PND 13; intranasal Sham-Vehicle; Sham-MSC; Vehicle; MSC-BDNF
van Velthoven et al. (2010);29 Netherlands Mouse; C57Bl/6; NR 9 PND Occlusion; right carotid artery; hypoxia (10% O2, 45 min) Bone marrow from femur and tibia of 6- to 8-week-old C57BL/6-Tg (UBC-GFP) 30 Sch/J mice 1 × 105 in 2 µL PBS; single and repeated PND 12; PND 17; intracerebral Sham; Vehicle
van Velthoven et al. (2010);31 Netherlands Mouse; C57Bl/6J; 0 9 PND Permanent occlusion; right carotid artery; hypoxia (10% O2, 45 min) Bone marrow from femur and tibia of 6- to 8-week-old C57BL/6-Tg (UBC-GFP) 30 Sch/J mice 5 × 105 in 12 µL PBS PND 17; intranasal Vehicle
van Velthoven et al. (2010);32 Netherlands Mouse; C57Bl/6; 0 9 PND Occlusion; right carotid artery; hypoxia (10% O2, 45 min) Bone marrow from femur and tibia of 6- to 8-week-old C57BL/6-Tg (UBC-GFP) 30 Sch/J mice 1 × 105 in 2 µL PBS PND 12; intracerebral Sham; Vehicle
van Velthoven et al. (2012);30 Netherlands Mouse; C57Bl/6J; NR 9 PND Occlusion; right carotid artery; hypoxia (10% O2, 45 min) Bone marrow from femur and tibia of 6- to 8-week-old C57BL/6-Tg (UBC-GFP) 30 Sch/J mice 1 × 105 in 2 µL PBS; repeated PND 10; PND 17; intracerebral Sham; Vehicle
Wei et al. (2015);39 USA Rat; Wistar; 1 7 PND Permanent ligation (10 silk sutures); distal branches MCA; cauterization rCCA Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells from Wistar rats – hypoxia preconditioned 1 × 106 cells in 100 µL; repeated PND 7; PND 10; intranasal Shame; Saline
Xia et al. (2010);25 China Rat; Sprague–Dawley; NR 7 PND Permanent ligation (6–0 surgical silk) lCCA; 3 h recovery; hypoxia (8% O2, 2.5 h) Human umbilical cord blood mesenchymal stem cells 5 × 104 µL; single PND 10; intrecerebroparenchymal Culture medium
Yang et al. (2020);28 China Rat; Sprague-Dawley; NR 7 PND Permanent ligation (6–0 surgical silk) lCCA; 3 h recovery; hypoxia (8% O2, 2.5 h) NR 2 × 105 cells; single PND 7; intracerebroventricular Sham; PBS; siIL-6 MSCs; GFP MSCs
Zhang et al. (2014);26 China Rat; Sprague-Dawley; NR 7 PND Ligation (6–0 surgical silk rCCA; 2–3 h recovery; hypoxia (8% O2, 2 h) Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (Wharton’s jelly) 5 × 105 cells; single; 5 × 106 cells; single PND 8; PND 10; intravenous; intraperitoneal; different groups Sham-Vehicle; HIE-vehicle 24 h; HIE-DFB
Zhou et al (2015);27 China Rat; Sprague-Dawley; NR 7 PND According to Rice,21 no further description Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells 2 × 105 cells; single PND 12; intracerebroventricular PBS; Sham

0 = both sexes, 1 = male, 2 = female, NR not reported, PND postnatal day, rCCA right common carotid artery, lCCA left common carotid artery, MCA middle cerebral artery, MSC mesenchymal stem cell, MNC mononuclear cell, PBS phosphate-buffered saline, HIE hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, HIBD hypoxic-ischemic brain damage, EE enriched environment, EPO erythropoietin, DFB dermal fibroblasts, GFP green fluorescent protein, BDNF brain-derived neurotrophic factor.