Table 8.
List of in vivo studies in which the therapeutic potential of the administration of hMSCs for the treatment of autoimmune visual and auditory disorders was evaluated.
| References | Autoimmune disease | Source of hMSC | Variables | Experimental model | Clinical effects | Mechanism proposed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (163) | Autoimmune uveitis | Bone marrow | None | Mice | ↓Histological disease score | ↑MHC class IIloLy6G−Ly6ChiCD11b+ cells in draining lymph nodes ↓CD4+ cell proliferation ↑CD4+ cell apoptosis ↓CD4+IFN-γ+ Th1 cells ↓CD4+IL-17+ Th17 cells |
| (81) | Autoimmune uveitis | Embryonic stem cells | None | Mice | ↓Fundoscopic score ↓Histological disease score |
↓T-cell proliferation ↓CD83 up-regulation in dendritic cells ↓IL-12 ↑CD4+CD25+FoxP3+ Treg cells |
| (150) | Autoimmune uveitis | Bone marrow | None | Mice | ↓Autoimmune uveitis incidence ↓Histological disease score ↑Cumulative survival rate of corneal grafts |
↑MHC classII+B220+CD11b+IL-10+ monocytes and macrophages with T-cell–suppressive activities |
| (151) | Autoimmune hearing loss | Adipose tissue | None | Mice | ↓Auditory brainstem responses threshold ↓Cochlear pathology |
↓Proliferation of antigen-specific Th1 cells ↓Proliferation of antigen-specific Th17 cells ↑IL-10 production in splenocytes ↑Generation of antigen-specific CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ Treg cells |
Both the methodology employed and the results obtained by each article are represented in this table.