TY - JOUR
T1 - Bone marrow stromal cell therapy for ischemic stroke
T2 - A meta-analysis of randomized control animal trials
AU - Wu, Qing
AU - Wang, Yuexiang
AU - Demaerschalk, Bart M.
AU - Ghimire, Saruna
AU - Wellik, Kay E.
AU - Qu, Wenchun
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016, © 2016 World Stroke Organization.
PY - 2017/4/1
Y1 - 2017/4/1
N2 - Background: Results of animal studies assessing efficacy of bone marrow stromal cell therapy for ischemic stroke remain inconsistent. Aims: The aims are to assess efficacy of bone marrow stromal cell therapy for ischemic stroke in animal studies. Methods: Randomized controlled animal trials assessing efficacy of bone marrow stromal cell therapy were eligible. Stroke therapy academic industry round table was used to assess methodologic quality of included studies. Primary outcomes were total infarction volume and modified Neurological Severity Score. Multiple prespecified sensitivity analyses and subgroup analyses were conducted. Random effects models were used for meta-analysis. Results: Thirty-three randomized animal trials were included with a total of 796 animals. The median quality score was 6 (interquartile range, 5–7). Bone marrow stromal cell therapy decreased total infarction volume (standardized mean difference, 0.897; 95% confidence interval, 0.553–1.241; P <.001) at follow-up. Overall standardized mean difference between animals treated with bone marrow stromal cell and controls was 2.47 (95% confidence interval, 1.84–3.11; P <.001) for modified Neurological Severity Score; 1.27 (95% confidence interval, 0.72–1.82; P <.001) for adhesive removal test; and 2.13 (95% confidence interval, 0.65–3.61; P <.001) for rotarod test. Significant heterogeneity among studies was observed. Effect of all outcomes stayed significant in various sensitivity analyses and subgroup analyses, except in a few subgroup analyses with small sample size or with short time follow-up. No significant difference between groups was observed except for study location, in which significantly larger estimates were found in Asian countries. On the basis of this meta-analysis, larger sample sizes are warranted for future animal studies. Conclusions: Bone marrow stromal cell therapy significantly decreased total infarction volume and increased neural functional recovery in randomized controlled animal models of ischemic stroke.
AB - Background: Results of animal studies assessing efficacy of bone marrow stromal cell therapy for ischemic stroke remain inconsistent. Aims: The aims are to assess efficacy of bone marrow stromal cell therapy for ischemic stroke in animal studies. Methods: Randomized controlled animal trials assessing efficacy of bone marrow stromal cell therapy were eligible. Stroke therapy academic industry round table was used to assess methodologic quality of included studies. Primary outcomes were total infarction volume and modified Neurological Severity Score. Multiple prespecified sensitivity analyses and subgroup analyses were conducted. Random effects models were used for meta-analysis. Results: Thirty-three randomized animal trials were included with a total of 796 animals. The median quality score was 6 (interquartile range, 5–7). Bone marrow stromal cell therapy decreased total infarction volume (standardized mean difference, 0.897; 95% confidence interval, 0.553–1.241; P <.001) at follow-up. Overall standardized mean difference between animals treated with bone marrow stromal cell and controls was 2.47 (95% confidence interval, 1.84–3.11; P <.001) for modified Neurological Severity Score; 1.27 (95% confidence interval, 0.72–1.82; P <.001) for adhesive removal test; and 2.13 (95% confidence interval, 0.65–3.61; P <.001) for rotarod test. Significant heterogeneity among studies was observed. Effect of all outcomes stayed significant in various sensitivity analyses and subgroup analyses, except in a few subgroup analyses with small sample size or with short time follow-up. No significant difference between groups was observed except for study location, in which significantly larger estimates were found in Asian countries. On the basis of this meta-analysis, larger sample sizes are warranted for future animal studies. Conclusions: Bone marrow stromal cell therapy significantly decreased total infarction volume and increased neural functional recovery in randomized controlled animal models of ischemic stroke.
KW - Bone marrow stromal cell
KW - modified Neurological Severity Score
KW - pooled analysis
KW - review
KW - stem cell therapy efficacy
KW - stroke repair
KW - subgroup analysis
KW - total infarction volume
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U2 - 10.1177/1747493016676617
DO - 10.1177/1747493016676617
M3 - Article
C2 - 27794139
AN - SCOPUS:85018738752
SN - 1747-4930
VL - 12
SP - 273
EP - 284
JO - International Journal of Stroke
JF - International Journal of Stroke
IS - 3
ER -