Research Article

High Dose of Intravenous Allogeneic Umbilical Cord-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells (CLV-100) Infusion Displays Better Immunomodulatory Effect among Healthy Volunteers: A Phase 1 Clinical Study

Table 2

Clinical characteristics in recruited subjects during baseline assessment.

ParameterNormal rangeTotal ()Low dose ()High dose () valuea

Age0.36
Body weight0.15
Male4220.82
Female7340.82
Routine blood tests
 WBC (×109/L)4.0-11.00.03
 Hemoglobin (g/dL)11.5-16.50.20
 HCT (%)35-470.41
 MCV (fl)76-960.52
 Platelet (×109/L)150-4000.72
 Creatinine (μmol/L)44-970.36
 ESR (mm/hr)0-200.86
 AST (IU/L)0-400.27
 ALT (IU/L)0-530.52
 Albumin (g/L)30-500.58
 Globulin (g/L)20-500.46
 A/G ratio1.2-2.50.40
 Total cholesterol (mmol/L)<5.20.71
 HbA1c (%)3.0-6.00.07
 FBS (mmol/L)3.9-5.60.93
 Insulin (mU/L)3.0-25.01.00
 IGF-1(ng/mL)87-2380.88
 DHEAS (μmol/L)1.0-11.70.10
 Estradiol (pg/mL)50-1000.83
 Progesterone (ng/mL)0.57-6.110.82
 Testosterone (ng/mL)2.41-8.27-b-b
 hs-CRP (mg/L)<4.70.58
 IgE (IU/mL)<158.00.48
 Total PSA (ng/mL)0.0-4.00.12
 CA125 (U/mL)<35.00.08
 CA15.3 (U/mL)<28.00.72
 CEA (ng/mL)<5.01.00
 CA19.9 (U/mL)<37.00.36
 AFP (ng/mL)<15.00.04
Vital signs
 SBP (mmHg)<1290.14
 DBP (mmHg)<800.71
 Heart rate (beats/min)60-1000.27
Lung function tests
 FEV1 (L)2.5-4.50.36
 FVC (L)2.5-4.50.86
 FEV1/FVC (%)>750.20
Biomarkers
 IL-6 (pg/mL)0.36
 IL-10 (pg/mL)0.30
 PGE2 (pg/mL)0.44
 IL1-RA (pg/mL)0.80
 TNF-α (pg/mL)0.12
 TGF-β (ng/mL)0.80
 VEGF (pg/mL)1.00
 HGF (pg/mL)0.20

aThe Mann–Whitney test. bData too low to be computed. Significant value at . Abbreviation: WBC: white blood cells; MCV: mean corpuscular volume; HCT: hematocrit; A/G: albumin/globulin; ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: alanine transaminase; HbA1c: hemoglobin A1c; FBS: fasting blood sugar; IGF-1: insulin growth factor-1; DHEAS: dehydropiandrosterone sulphate; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; FEV1: forced expiratory volume in one second; FVC: forced vital capacity; hs-CRP: high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; IgE: immunoglobulin E; IL-6: interleukin 6; IL-10: interleukin 10; PGE2: prostaglandin E2; IL1-RA: interleukin 1 receptor antagonist; TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor-alpha.