Table 2.
Characteristics of the studies and the stem cells used
| Ref. | Yr | Country | Cell type | Source of cells | Medium culture - %FBS |
| Lim et al[33] | 2019 | South Korea | MSC | Human (adipose tissue) | DMEM - 10%FBS |
| Wang et al[29] | 2019 | China | MSC | Human (umbilical cord) | EBM-2 - 0%FBS |
| Yun et al[30] | 2018 | South Korea | NSC | Human (telencephalon) | NR |
| Argibay et al[38] | 2017 | Spain | MSC | Rat (bone marrow) | IMDM - 10%FBS |
| Duan et al[37] | 2017 | China | MSC | Rat (bone marrow) | DMEM - 10%FBS |
| Lu et al[35] | 2017 | China | NPC-Imm | Mice (C17.2) | DMEM - 10%FBS |
| Zhang et al[34] | 2017 | China | NSC | Rat (lateral ventricles) | StemPro NSC - 0%FBS |
| Lin et al[36] | 2017 | China | MSC | Rat (bone marrow) | DMEM -10%FBS |
| Zhang et al[39] | 2016 | China | NSC | Human (bone marrow) | NR |
| Duan et al[40] | 2016 | China | MSC | Rat (bone marrow) | DMEM - 10%FBS |
| Bai et al[42] | 2015 | China | MSC | Mice (bone marrow) | EBM-2 |
| Chen et al[28] | 2015 | China | MSC | Human (umbilical cord) | DMEM-HG |
| Tan et al[41] | 2015 | Japan | MSC | Rat(bone marrow) | DMEM - 10%FBS, |
| Janowski et al[44] | 2014 | Poland | NSC | Human (umbilical cord) | DMEM-F12 - 2%FBS |
| Park et al[43] | 2014 | South Korea | MSC | Rat | DMEM - 0%FBS |
| Zhang et al[45] | 2013 | China | NPC-Imm | Mice (neonatal cerebellum) | DMEM - 10%FBS |
| Tarulli et al[46] | 2013 | Canada | MSC | Rat (bone marrow) | αMEM - 20%FBS |
| Liu et al[47] | 2013 | China | NSC | Rat (neonate) | DMEM-F12 |
| Wang et al[48] | 2011 | China | MSC | Mice (bone marrow) | DMEM |
| Lee et al[50] | 2009 | Singapore | MSC | Human (fetal bone marrow) | DMEM - 10%FBS |
| Song et al[49] | 2009 | South Korea | NPC-Imm | Human (HB1.F3) | DMEM - 5%FBS |
| Kim et al[51] | 2008 | South Korea | MSC | Human | DMEM - 0%FBS |
| Guzman et al[52] | 2007 | United States | NSC | Human | HNCM |
| Syková et al[53] | 2006 | Czech Republic | MSC, rOEC | Mice; Human; Rat | NR |
| Zhu et al[54] | 2005 | United States | NSC | Human | NR |
MSC: Mesenchymal stem cells; NSC: Neural stem cells; NPC-Imm: Neural progenitor cell - immortalised; ESC: Embryonic stem cell; rOEC: Rat olfactory ensheathing cells; C17.2: An immortalised mouse neural progenitor cell line; HB1.F3: An immortalized, clonal human NSC line; DMEM: Dulbecco's modified Eagle medium; DMEM-HG: Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium high glucose; DMEM-F12: 50:50 mixture of DMEM and Ham's F12 medium; αMEM: Minimum essential medium Eagle: Alpha modification; EBM-2: Endothelial cell growth basal medium; IMDM: Iscove's modified Dulbecco's medium; FBS: Fetal bovine serum; StemPro NSC: Human neural stem cell culture medium; HNCN: Human neurosphere culture medium; NR: No reported.