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World J Stem Cells. Sep 26, 2023; 15(9): 908-930
Published online Sep 26, 2023. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v15.i9.908
Multiomics reveal human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells improving acute lung injury via the lung-gut axis
Lu Lv, En-Hai Cui, Bin Wang, Li-Qin Li, Feng Hua, Hua-Dong Lu, Na Chen, Wen-Yan Chen
Lu Lv, En-Hai Cui, Bin Wang, Feng Hua, Hua-Dong Lu, Na Chen, Wen-Yan Chen, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Huzhou Central Hospital, Affiliated Huzhou Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Huzhou 313000, Zhejiang Province, China
Li-Qin Li, Traditional Chinese Medicine Key Laboratory Cultivation Base of Zhejiang Province for the Development and Clinical Transformation of Immunomodulatory Drugs, Huzhou 313000, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: Cui EH, Lv L, and Wang B conceived and designed the research; Lv L, Li LQ, and Lu HD acquired the data; Cui EH, Li LQ, and Hua F analyzed and interpreted the data; Lv L, Lu HD, Chen WY, and Chen N performed statistical analysis; Cui EH and Wang B obtained the funding; Lv L and Cui EH drafted the manuscript; Cui EH, Wang B, and Hua F revised the manuscript for important intellectual content; and all authors approved the final version of the article.
Supported by the Key Research and Development Project of Science and Technology Department of Zhejiang Province, No. 2019C03041.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Animal Experimentation Ethics Committee of Zhejiang Eyong Pharmaceutical Research and Development Center (License No. SYXK(Zhe)2021-0033).
Institutional animal care and use committee statement: All animal experiments conformed to the internationally accepted principles for the care and use of laboratory animals (Approval No. ZJEY-20220721-02).
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
ARRIVE guidelines statement: The authors have read the ARRIVE guidelines, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the ARRIVE guidelines.
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Corresponding author: En-Hai Cui, BM BCh, Doctor, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Huzhou Central Hospital, Affiliated Huzhou Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, No. 1558 Third Ring North Road, Huzhou 313000, Zhejiang Province, China. kjkceh@126.com
Received: May 12, 2023
Peer-review started: May 12, 2023
First decision: June 29, 2023
Revised: July 23, 2023
Accepted: September 6, 2023
Article in press: September 6, 2023
Published online: September 26, 2023
Core Tip

Core Tip: The results of this study suggest that human umbilical cord mesenchymal cells (HUC-MSCs) inhibit the inflammatory cytokine expression levels in serum and the lung of mice with acute lung injury (ALI), which may be achieved by redefining the gut and lung microbiota. This study not only provides a scientific basis for the pathophysiological mechanisms and clinical application of HUC-MSCs, but it also provides new ideas for the development of therapeutic strategies for ALI.