Cell Mol Immunol. 2008 Dec;5(6):417-24. Transplantation of human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell ameliorates the autoimmune pathogenesis in MRL/lpr mice. Zhou K, Zhang H, Jin O, Feng X, Yao G, Hou Y, Sun L. Source Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Jiangsu, China. Abstract Recent evidence…

Bone Marrow Transplant. 2009 Jun;43(11):821-8. Epub 2009 Mar 23. Multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells for autoimmune diseases: teaching new dogs old tricks. Tyndall A, Uccelli A. Source Department of Rheumatology, University of Basel, University Rheumatology Clinic, Basel, Switzerland. alan.tyndall@fps-basel.ch Abstract MSCs, otherwise known as multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells, are being examined for the treatment of autoimmune…

Expert Opin Biol Ther. 2010 May;10(5):701-9. Allogenic bone-marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells transplantation as a novel therapy for systemic lupus erythematosus. Zhang H, Zeng X, Sun L. Source Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Affiliated Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing 210008 China. Abstract IMPORTANCE OF THE FIELD: Bone-marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells…

Stem Cells. 2009 Jun;27(6):1421-32. Mesenchymal stem cell transplantation reverses multiorgan dysfunction in systemic lupus erythematosus mice and humans. Sun L, Akiyama K, Zhang H, Yamaza T, Hou Y, Zhao S, Xu T, Le A, Shi S. Source Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China. Abstract…

Front Biosci (Schol Ed). 2010 Jan 1;2:221-8. Novel therapeutic approaches in systemic lupus erythematosus. Kiss E, Szodoray P. Source National Institute of Rheumatology and Physiotherapy, Budapest, Hungary. Abstract Systemic lupus erythematosus is a prototypical systemic autoimmune disease, affecting multiple organs and organ-systems, leading to a wide variety of symptoms, serological and clinical features. The pathogenesis…

Expert Opin Biol Ther. 2010 May;10(5):701-9. Allogenic bone-marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells transplantation as a novel therapy for systemic lupus erythematosus. Zhang H, Zeng X, Sun L. Source Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Affiliated Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing 210008 China. Abstract IMPORTANCE OF THE FIELD: Bone-marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells…

Orv Hetil. 2010 May 2;151(18):735-40.   Novel therapeutic possibilities in systemic lupus erythematosus. [Article in Hungarian] Bazsó A, Poór G, Gergely P, Kiss E. Source Országos Reumatológiai és Fizioterápiás Intézet, Budapest. Abstract Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disorder involving different organs and organ systems with consequent characteristic clinical and serologic symptoms. Despite of…

Arthritis Rheum. 2010 Aug;62(8):2467-75. Umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cell transplantation in severe and refractory systemic lupus erythematosus. Sun L, Wang D, Liang J, Zhang H, Feng X, Wang H, Hua B, Liu B, Ye S, Hu X, Xu W, Zeng X, Hou Y, Gilkeson GS, Silver RM, Lu L, Shi S. Source Department of Immunology…

Ann Rheum Dis. 2010 Aug;69(8):1423-9. Allogenic mesenchymal stem cells transplantation in refractory systemic lupus erythematosus: a pilot clinical study. Liang J, Zhang H, Hua B, Wang H, Lu L, Shi S, Hou Y, Zeng X, Gilkeson GS, Sun L. Source Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School,…