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. 2022 Jan 6;10(1):118. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines10010118

Table 1.

Summary of studies implying induced pluripotent stem cells in cutaneous wound healing in a murine model, including cell type, delivery method, animal model, and major findings [96].

Author Cell Type Delivery Method Animal Model Major Findings
Clayton et al. [111] hiPSC-derived endothelial cells Intradermal injection
Suspended in medium and Matrigel
Nude mice
Nondiabetic
  1. Increased vascularization

  2. Accelerated wound closure

  3. High collagen deposition, macrophage number, blood vessel density

  4. Increased wound perfusion

  5. Increased host expression of PECAM, Tie-1, and VEGF

Kim et al. [110] hiPSC-derived smooth muscle cells and endothelial Intradermal injection in PBS Nude mice
Nondiabetic
  1. Increased angiogenesis

  2. Accelerated wound closure

  3. Increased smooth muscle cell migration

  4. Increased in vitro VEGF, EGF, and FGF-4

Shen et al. [116] hiPSC early vascular cells Topical application
Acrylated hyaluronic acid hydrogels
Nude mice
STZ diabetic
  1. Accelerated wound closure

  2. Increased wound perfusion

  3. No significant difference between healthy and diabetic donor derived cells

  4. Increased blood vessel density

Tan et al. [117] hiPSC-derived endothelial cells Topical application
Electrospun PCL/gelatin scaffolds
FVB/N mice
Nondiabetic
  1. Increased angiogenesis compared

  2. Increased cell survival in scaffolds compared to cellular injections

  3. Increased arteriole density in scaffold group

Kashpur et al. [118] hiPSC-derived fibroblasts Topical application
Polyethylene terephthalate membrane self-assembled tissues
Nude mice
STZ diabetic
  1. Accelerated wound healing with hiPSC-derived fibroblasts from DFU compared to primary cells

  2. No difference in gene expression between hiPSC-derived fibroblasts derived from healthy and diabetic patients

Nakayama et al. [119] hiPSC-MSC Intravenous injection Nude mice
Nondiabetic
  1. Accelerated wound healing as measured by epithelialization after IV delivery of 1 × 106 cells

Kobayashi et al. [120] hiPSC-derived extracellular vesicles Intradermal injection + topical application in PBS C57 mice
db/db diabetic
  1. Increased angiogenesis

  2. Accelerated wound healing

  3. Increased fibroblasts migration and replication, in vitro