Translational considerations in injectable cell-based therapeutics for neurological applications: concepts, progress and challenges

Significant progress has been made during the past decade towards the clinical adoption of cell- based therapeutics. However, existing cell delivery approaches have shown limited success, with numerous studies showing fewer than 5% of injected cells persisting at the site of injection within days of...

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Main Authors: Amer, Mahetab H., Rose, Felicity R.A.J., Shakesheff, Kevin M., Modo, Michel, White, Lisa J.
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Rose, Felicity R.A.J.
Shakesheff, Kevin M.
Modo, Michel
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description Significant progress has been made during the past decade towards the clinical adoption of cell- based therapeutics. However, existing cell delivery approaches have shown limited success, with numerous studies showing fewer than 5% of injected cells persisting at the site of injection within days of transplantation. Although consideration is being increasingly given to clinical trial design, little emphasis has been given to tools and protocols used to administer cells. The different behaviours of various cell types, dosing accuracy, precise delivery, and cell retention and viability post-injection are some of the obstacles facing clinical translation. For efficient injectable cell transplantation, accurate characterisation of cellular health post-injection and the development of standardised administration protocols are required. This review provides an overview of the challenges facing effective delivery of cell therapies, examines key studies that have been carried out to investigate injectable cell delivery, and outlines opportunities for translating these findings into more effective cell therapy interventions.
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spelling nottingham-437002020-05-04T18:59:49Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/43700/ Translational considerations in injectable cell-based therapeutics for neurological applications: concepts, progress and challenges Amer, Mahetab H. Rose, Felicity R.A.J. Shakesheff, Kevin M. Modo, Michel White, Lisa J. Significant progress has been made during the past decade towards the clinical adoption of cell- based therapeutics. However, existing cell delivery approaches have shown limited success, with numerous studies showing fewer than 5% of injected cells persisting at the site of injection within days of transplantation. Although consideration is being increasingly given to clinical trial design, little emphasis has been given to tools and protocols used to administer cells. The different behaviours of various cell types, dosing accuracy, precise delivery, and cell retention and viability post-injection are some of the obstacles facing clinical translation. For efficient injectable cell transplantation, accurate characterisation of cellular health post-injection and the development of standardised administration protocols are required. This review provides an overview of the challenges facing effective delivery of cell therapies, examines key studies that have been carried out to investigate injectable cell delivery, and outlines opportunities for translating these findings into more effective cell therapy interventions. Nature Publishing Group 2017-08-10 Article PeerReviewed Amer, Mahetab H., Rose, Felicity R.A.J., Shakesheff, Kevin M., Modo, Michel and White, Lisa J. (2017) Translational considerations in injectable cell-based therapeutics for neurological applications: concepts, progress and challenges. npj Regenerative Medicine, 2 . 23/1-23/13. ISSN 2057-3995 Injectable cell therapy cell delivery cell injection needles syringe viability https://www.nature.com/articles/s41536-017-0028-x doi:10.1038/s41536-017-0028-x doi:10.1038/s41536-017-0028-x
spellingShingle Injectable cell therapy
cell delivery
cell injection
needles
syringe
viability
Amer, Mahetab H.
Rose, Felicity R.A.J.
Shakesheff, Kevin M.
Modo, Michel
White, Lisa J.
Translational considerations in injectable cell-based therapeutics for neurological applications: concepts, progress and challenges
title Translational considerations in injectable cell-based therapeutics for neurological applications: concepts, progress and challenges
title_full Translational considerations in injectable cell-based therapeutics for neurological applications: concepts, progress and challenges
title_fullStr Translational considerations in injectable cell-based therapeutics for neurological applications: concepts, progress and challenges
title_full_unstemmed Translational considerations in injectable cell-based therapeutics for neurological applications: concepts, progress and challenges
title_short Translational considerations in injectable cell-based therapeutics for neurological applications: concepts, progress and challenges
title_sort translational considerations in injectable cell-based therapeutics for neurological applications: concepts, progress and challenges
topic Injectable cell therapy
cell delivery
cell injection
needles
syringe
viability
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https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/43700/