Review Article

Prospect of Stem Cell Conditioned Medium in Regenerative Medicine

Table 1

Studies on various subjects, conditions, source of conditioned medium, and outcome.

Condition/diseaseSubject Source of conditioned mediumOutcome Reference number

Alopecia—IDHuman Hu-AD-MSCIncreased hair growth [3]

Bald—SCC3H/HeN nude miceHu-AD-SCHair growth[5]

Acute hind limb ischemia—direct IMFemale athymic mouseHu-AD-SCDecreased LL and F
Increased BF, angiogenesis, endothelial growth, homing, and AA
[6]
SCID miceHu-ESC—endothelial cellsVascularization and BF: CM restored defective diabetic PB derived PAC [7]

Chronic hind limb ischemia—7–10 days IMMale nude athymic Hu-PB-MNC-EPC
Hu-UC-HUVEC
Increased hind limb BF [8]
Male NOD-SCID mouse Hu-AF—SC—Ckit (+)Increased arteriogenesis, capillary density, total perfusion area, and mobility, and decreased muscular deg[9]

Skin wound direct—ID, [11] SC [10, 12]/topical application [4, 13]Human Hu-AD-SCEnhanced wound healing
Reduced adverse effects
[4]
BALBc nude mice(i) Hu-UCB-MNC UCB-SC
(endothelial + MSC)
(ii) HUVEC
Faster wound healing:
UCB-SC was better than HUVEC
[10]
Diabetic immunodeficient miceHu-UCB-CD34-EPCFaster wound closure
Less granulation tissue area
More neovascularization
[11]
Male db/db (diabetic) miceHu-UC-MSCFaster wound closure
Increased capillary density
[12]
BALBc-nude mouse(i) Hu-ESC—derived EPC
(ii) Hu-UCB-EPC
Faster wound healing, granulation, and reepithelization: huESC-EPC was better than UCB-EPC [13]

Skin wound—48 hour after wound—SCMale NOD-SCID miceHu-BM-MSCFaster wound healing [14]

MCI—direct—peri-infarct injectionMale SCID or C57BL/6 mouseHu-AD-SCImproved cardiac function
Reduced infarct size
Effect of huAD-SC > CM
[1]

MCI—end of 2nd hour R—IC Female L pigPorcine PB-EPCReduced IZ-A and infarct size
Increased IZ angiogenesis
IZ cardiomyocyte hypertrophy
Improved LV contractility and
relaxation
[15]

MCI—4 hours—IV (jugular vein) DL pigHu-ESC-MSCIncreased capillary density
Reduced infarct size
Preserved S-D performance
[16]

MCI—48 hours-IM yoRat nude athymicHu-BM-derived MPCImproved LV function
Reduced LV dilation, myocyte A, and fibrosis
Increased neovascularization
[17]

MCI—5 min before R—IV, -at R—IC Female DL pigHu-ESC derived MSC(i) Reduced infarct size and A
(ii) Improved S-D performance
[18]

MCI—5 min before R—IV—(tail) Mouse Hu-ESC derived MSCReduced infarct size
(>1000 kD/100–220 nm) = 10–220 nm < 10–100 nm

RSLT—direct—IV—(penile)Male SD ratRat BM-MSCReduced LIB and PIC
Increased survival
[19]

Acute hepatic failure—24 hours—intrahepatic (left liver lobe) CCl4 injured SCID/NOD mice1-Hu-AF MSC
2-AF-MSC-hepatic progenitor-like cells (HPL)
(i) AST, ALT decreased
(ii) Liver phenotype improvement
HPL was better than MSC-CM
[20]

Fulminant hepatic failure—24 hours—IV (penile) Male SD ratHu-MSCReduced ALT, AST, TNF, IL6, and IL1-rec-A level, and HP, ICI, and A
Increased IL10 level, liver regeneration, and survival
[21]
Male SD ratHu-BM-MSCReduced panlobular leucocyte infiltrate, hepatocellular death, and bile duct duplication and increased survival [22]

Focal cerebral ischemia—72 hours—intranasal Male SD rat(i) Hu-SC-EDT
(ii) BM-MSC (Lonza)
Increased migration-diff—endogenous NPC, vasculogenesis, and motor function, and reduced infarct size
(Hu SC-EDT = BM-MSC)
[23]

Ischemic stroke—after 8 days—lateral ventricle infusionMale SD miceHu-AD-MSCMotor function maintained, reduced infarct volume, neural cell A, and astrogliosis, and increased microvessel [24]

Cerebral ischemia infarction—1 day—IC/intracardiac (LV) injectionimmunodeficient mice(i) Hu-BM-MSC
(ii) Hu-BM-CD133
(iii) Hu-BM-p75
(iv) Hu-fibro
Reduced cortical infarct volume
(huBM-CD133-CM < huBM-MSC-CM < hufibroCM < huBM-p75CM)
[25]

Fluid percussion-TBI—direct IV jugular veinMale SD ratHu-BM-MSCReduced neuron loss, A, neuron A, infarction volume, and motor deficit
Increased VEGF(+) cells
[26]

Fluid percussion TBI—12 hours after—IVMale SD ratHu-BM-MSCDecreased brain damage volume, brain damage incidence, and neuron A (hypoxia < normoxia)
Increased motor/cognitive function and neurogenesis (hypoxia > normoxia)
[27]

Contusion spinal cord injury—directFemale Wistar ratRat-BM-MSCIncreased motor recovery [28]

Chronic kidney disease—week 5—IV (tail) Male Le ratHu embryonic MSC—stable—80 population doublings Decreased systolic BP, proteinuria, and tubular + glomerular damage
Increased inulin and PAH clearance, glomerular endothelium, and DNA repair
[29]

Nephropathy—24 hours—IV (tail)Mouse BALBc(i) Hu-UCB-USSC
(ii) Mouse BM-MSC
No improvement in serum urea and creatinine, HP, and physical activity score [30]

Normal—cancer cell line + CM xenograftBALB miceHu-MSC (cell line)Increased tumor cell proliferation (PCNA) and vascularization [31]

VILI—before induction—IV—(tail)Male C57BL/6 mouseMouse-iPSCReduced tidal volume, and bronchial microstructure restored[32]

Intrabony periodontal defect direct—implantHybrid dogHu-MSC (Lonza)Increased alveolar bone and cementum regeneration [33]

ID: intradermal, IM: intramuscular, SC: subcutaneous, MCI: myocardial infarct, R: reperfusion, IC: intracoronary artery, IV: intravenous, Imyo: intramyocardial, LV: left ventricular, RSLT: 50% reduced size liver transplantation, TBI: traumatic brain injury, VILI: ventilator induced lung injury, SCID: severe combined immunodeficient, NOD: nonobese diabetic, SD: Sprague-Dawley, DL: Dalland Landrace, L: Landrace, W: Wistar, Le: Lewis, hu: human, AD: adipose tissue derived, MSC: mesenchymal stem cells, SC: stem cell, ESC: embryonic stem cell, PB: peripheral blood, MNC: mononuclear cell, UC: umbilical cord, UCB: UC blood, BM: bone marrow, EPC: endothelial progenitor cell, HUVEC: human umbilical vein endothelial cell, AF: amniotic fluid, EDT: exfoliated deciduous tooth, MPC: mesenchymal progenitor cell, USSC: unrestricted somatic stem cell, iPSC: induced pluripotent stem cell, LL: limb lost, F: fibrosis, BF: blood flow, AA: antiapoptosis, CM: conditioned medium, PAC: proangiogenic cells, deg: degeneration, IZ: infarct zone, A: apoptosis, ALT: alanine amino transferase, AST: aspartate aminotransferase, HP: histopathology, ICI: immune cell infiltration, S-D: systolic-diastolic, LIB: liver injury biomarker, PIC: proinflammatory cytokine, Hu-SC-, IL1-rec-A: IL1 receptor antagonist, NPC: neural progenitor cell, PAH: para amino hippuric acid.