Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2018, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (21): 3431-3437.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.0532

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Stem cell therapy for thalassemia: present and future

Hu Jun-jie1, Chen Xin-ping2, Fu Sheng-miao2   

  1. 1Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, Hainan Province, China; 2Medical Examination Center, Hainan Provincial People’s Hospital, Hainan Provincial Key Laboratory for Cell and Molecular Genetic Translational Medicine, Haikou 570311, Hainan Province, China
  • Revised:2018-04-12 Online:2018-07-28 Published:2018-07-28
  • Contact: Fu Sheng-miao, Master, Researcher, Medical Examination Center, Hainan Provincial People’s Hospital, Hainan Provincial Key Laboratory for Cell and Molecular Genetic Translational Medicine, Haikou 570311, Hainan Province, China
  • About author:Hu Jun-jie, Master candidate, Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, Hainan Province, China
  • Supported by:

    the Medical and Health Scientific Support Project in Hainan Province, No. 2010-48; Application Technology Research and Development Special Project in Hainan Province, No. ZDXM2015071

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Methods of blood transfusions and regular iron removal have been gradually introduced in thalassemia patients since the 1980s. However, this method is limited by the need of a large amount of social resources to be widely used. With the continuous progress of stem cell research in recent years, there is a new hope of using stem cell technology to treat thalassemia.
OBJECTIVE: To review the therapeutic effect of stem cell therapy on thalassemia.
METHODS: The first author searched relevant articles with PubMed database and CNKI (from 1989 to 2017) using the key words of “thalassemia, hematopoietic cell transplantation, therapy, stem cell” in English and “thalassemia, stem cell therapy, transplantation” in Chinese, respectively. After initial screening, 51 articles were retained.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Prior to the use of stem cells to treat patients with thalassemia, a reasonable drug conditioning program and a proper donor source can increase the survival rate, and reduce the incidence of rejection and graft-versus-host disease after transplantation. At the same time, the age of recipients and the level of risk assessment are important reference factors in the transplantation process, which directly affect the effect of stem cell transplantation. In addition, choosing the appropriate type of stem cells, improving the transplantation method, and optimizing drug conditioning can reduce complications and risks of transplantation, and improve the quality of life of thalassemia patients.

中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:干细胞;骨髓干细胞;造血干细胞;脂肪干细胞;肿瘤干细胞;胚胎干细胞;脐带脐血干细胞;干细胞诱导;干细胞分化;组织工程

Key words: Thalassemia, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Tissue Engineering

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