In Vivo Effects of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in Two Patients With Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

This article describes the cases of two patients with severe refractory adult respiratory syndrome (ARDS) who failed to improve after both standard life support measures, including mechanical ventilation, and additional measures, including extracorporeal ventilation (i.e., in a heart-lung machine). Unlike acute forms of ARDS (such in the current NIH-sponsored study of mesenchymal stromal cells in ARDS), recovery does not generally occur in such patients.

Source: Stem Cells Translational Medicine - September 17, 2015 Category: Stem Cells Authors: Simonson, O. E., Mougiakakos, D., Heldring, N., Bassi, G., Johansson, H. J., Dalen, M., Jitschin, R., Rodin, S., Corbascio, M., El Andaloussi, S., Wiklander, O. P. B., Nordin, J. Z., Skog, J., Romain, C., Koestler, T., Hellgren-Johansson, L., Schiller, P. Tags: Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Mesenchymal Stem Cells Source Type: research