Umbilical Cord-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSC) for Cellular Therapy

Date Added
June 16th, 2020
PRO Number
Pro00099509
Researcher
Hongjun Wang

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Keywords
Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pregnancy, Women's Health
Summary

The objective of this study is to obtain viable mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) from umbilical cords in uncomplicated planned cesarean deliveries. Potential donors will be screened prior to donation of umbilical cords to confirm no infectious disease, viruses and/or diseases. The overall goal is to obtain MSCs from healthy donors for eventual transfusion into patients for potential treatment of diseases, such as chronic pancreatitis, systemic sclerosis, type 1 diabetes, COVID 19, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and other diseases in studies approved by the IRB. We also want to store the cells as repository for other potential therapy.

Institution
MUSC
Recruitment Contact
Leah Benn
843-792-2813
bennle@musc.edu



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