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Table 1 Therapeutic results of different MSCs in experimental allergic rhinitis models

From: The Immunomodulatory mechanism and research progress of mesenchymal stem cells in the treatment of allergic rhinitis

Study

MSC Source

Characterization Methods

Dosage

Administration Route

Outcome Measures

Mechanisms of Action

Cho et al., 2014

Adipose tissue

Flow cytometry (CD73+, CD90+)

2 × 10^6 cells

Intravenous

↓IgE, ↓IL-4, ↓eosinophil infiltration, ↑IFN-γ

Th1/Th2 balance restoration, Treg induction

Zhao et al., 2016

Bone marrow

Flow cytometry (CD29+, CD44+)

0.5 × 10^6 cells

Intravenous

↓OVA-specific IgE, ↓IL-4, ↓IL-5, ↓IL-13, ↑IFN-γ, ↓STAT6 signaling

STAT6 pathway modulation, Th cell homeostasis

Samivel et al., 2015

Tonsil tissue

Differentiation assays

0.5 × 10^6 cells

Intravenous

↓IL-25, ↓IL-33, ↓eosinophil chemokines, ↑IFN-γ

MAPK/NF-κB pathway inhibition

Kan et al., 2020

Umbilical cord

Flow cytometry (CD105+, CD44+)

5 × 10^6 cells

Intraperitoneal

↓IL-4, ↓TNF-α, ↓IgE, ↑IFN-γ

Macrophage recruitment modulation

Li et al., 2017

Umbilical cord

Flow cytometry (CD29+, CD44+)

5 × 10^6 cells

Intraperitoneal

↓IL-4, ↓IL-5, ↓IL-13, ↓goblet cell hyperplasia, ↓eosinophil infiltration

Th1/Th2 balance restoration, epithelial repair

Yang et al., 2015

Nasal mucosa

Flow cytometry (CD73+, CD90+)

1 × 10^6 cells

Tail vein injection

↓IL-4, ↓IL-5, ↓IL-6, ↓IL-17, ↑IFN-γ

Immune modulation via cytokine regulation

Ebrahim et al., 2019

Adipose tissue

Flow cytometry (CD73+, CD90+)

1 × 10^6 cells

Intraperitoneal

↓OVA-specific IgE, ↓IL-4, ↓TNF-α, ↓CCL11, ↓VCAM-1, ↑TGF-β

Collagen fiber deposition reduction, immune modulation

Zhong et al., 2019

iPSC-derived MSCs

Flow cytometry (CD73+, CD90+)

1 × 10^8 cells/kg

Intravenous

↓OVA-specific IgE, ↓IL-13, ↓eosinophil infiltration

TGF-β1-Smad2/3 signaling pathway modulation