Review Article

Cell Transplantation for Spinal Cord Injury: Tumorigenicity of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Neural Stem/Progenitor Cells

Table 1

Some current studies of iPS cell transplantation in the SCI model. This table summarizes some of the experimental studies involving iPSC derivative transplantation into SCI models and its outcomes.

ReferenceGraftsSCI modelOutcomes

Tsuji et al. [16]Mouse iPSC-derived neurospheresMouse contusive SCI at T-10 levelPreevaluated safe iPSC-derived cells promoted functional recovery without teratomas or other tumors, while the “unsafe” iPSC-derived cell resulted in teratoma forming and functional deterioration
Nori et al. [17]Human iPSC-derived neurospheresMouse contusive SCI at T-10 levelHuman iPSC-derived cells improved motor functional recovery without tumor formation but some pluripotent stem cells remained at 112d post-SCI
Kobayashi et al. [18]Human iPSC-derived NS/PCsMarmoset contusive SCI at C-5 levelPreevaluated safe iPSC-derived cells promoted functional recovery without tumors, whereas some undifferentiated cells were still presented after 16 weeks posttransplantation
Fujimoto et al. [20]Human iPSC-derived neuroepithelial-like stem cells (hiPS-It-NESC)Mouse contusive SCI at T9-10 levelhiPS-It-NESCs promote recovery of motor function and reconstruct neuronal circuity with no tumors up to 12 weeks after SCI
LiuTang et al. 2013Human iPSC-derived NSCsRhesus monkey contusive SCI at T9 levelHuman iPSC-derived NSCs migrated into damaged regions and showed functional recovery with no tumors after 30 days post-SCI
Lu et al. [19]Human iPSC-NSCsRats and mice lateral spinal cord lesions at C5 levelHuman iPSC-NSCs showed long-distance growth of human axons without obvious functional recovery
Salewski et al. 2015Mouse iPSC-NSCsClip-compression spinal cord injuries at the T6 levelWildtype-iPSC-NSCs improved neurobehavioral function while nonmyelinating Shiverer-iPSC-NSC did not
Oh et al. 2015iPSC-NPCs from human discMouse compressional SCI at T-11 leveliPSC-NPCs promoted functional and structural recovery with no tumor formation but undifferentiated cells still existed five weeks later
Pomeshchik et al. [22]Human iPSC-NPCsMouse contusive SCI at T-10 levelTransplanted cells failed to improve functional recovery but no tumor formed and undifferentiated cells were not detected
Kawabata et al. 2016Human iPSC-OPC-enriched NS/PCsMouse contusive SCI at T-10 levelTransplanted cells lead to robust remyelination and enhance functional recovery without tumorigenicity
Okubo et al [21]Human iPSC-NS/PCs with γ-secretase inhibitor (GSI)Mouse contusive SCI at T-10 levelGSI-treated hiPSC-NS/PCs exhibited motor functional recovery and decreased residual immature cells
Itakura et al [27]Human-integrated iCaspase9-iPSC-NS/PCs with chemical inducers of dimerization (CIDs)Mouse contusive SCI at T-10 levelTransplanted cells of the CID group exhibited continually functional recovery while the control groups showed functional decline due to teratomas