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Explore a collection of the most read and most cited articles making an impact in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine published within the past two years. This collection will be continuously updated with the journal's leading articles so be sure to revisit periodically to see what is being read and cited.

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Three-Dimensional Spheroid Culture of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Offering Therapeutic Advantages and In Vitro Glimpses of the In Vivo State
B Linju Yen and others
Stem Cells Translational Medicine, Volume 12, Issue 5, May 2023, Pages 235–244, https://doi.org/10.1093/stcltm/szad011
As invaluable as the standard 2-dimensional (2D) monolayer in vitro cell culture system has been, there is increasing evidence that 3-dimensional (3D) non-adherent conditions are more relevant to the in vivo condition. While one of the criteria for human mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) has been in vitro plastic adherence, ...
A Phase I Dose-Escalation Clinical Trial to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Umbilical Cord-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in Knee Osteoarthritis
Jose Matas and others
Stem Cells Translational Medicine, Volume 13, Issue 3, March 2024, Pages 193–203, https://doi.org/10.1093/stcltm/szad088
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common degenerative joint disease. Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC) are promising cell-based therapy for OA. However, there is still a need for additional randomized, dose-dependent studies to determine the optimal dose and tissue source of MSC for improved clinical outcomes. Here, we ...
A Pilot Phase I Trial of Allogeneic Umbilical Cord Tissue-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in Neonates With Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
Charles Michael Cotten and others
Stem Cells Translational Medicine, Volume 12, Issue 6, June 2023, Pages 355–364, https://doi.org/10.1093/stcltm/szad027
Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) in neonates causes increased mortality and long-term morbidity in surviving babies. Hypothermia (HT) has improved outcomes, however, mortality remains high with ~half of surviving babies developing neurological impairment in their first years. We previously explored the use of ...
Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Extracellular Vesicle Therapy for Stroke: Scalable Production and Imaging Biomarker Studies
Jeong Pyo Son and others
Stem Cells Translational Medicine, Volume 12, Issue 7, July 2023, Pages 459–473, https://doi.org/10.1093/stcltm/szad034
A major clinical hurdle to translate MSC-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) is the lack of a method to scale-up the production of EVs with customized therapeutic properties. In this study, we tested whether EV production by a scalable 3D-bioprocessing method is feasible and improves neuroplasticity in animal models of ...
Orchestration of Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells and Inflammation During Wound Healing
Mengting Zhu and others
Stem Cells Translational Medicine, Volume 12, Issue 9, September 2023, Pages 576–587, https://doi.org/10.1093/stcltm/szad043
Wound healing is a complex process and encompasses a number of overlapping phases, during which coordinated inflammatory responses following tissue injury play dominant roles in triggering evolutionarily highly conserved principals governing tissue repair and regeneration. Among all nonimmune cells involved in the process, ...
3WJ RNA Nanoparticles-Aptamer Functionalized Exosomes From M2 Macrophages Target BMSCs to Promote the Healing of Bone Fractures
Jiali Shou and others
Stem Cells Translational Medicine, Volume 12, Issue 11, November 2023, Pages 758–774, https://doi.org/10.1093/stcltm/szad052
Up to now, impaired bone regeneration severely affects the healing of bone fractures, thus bringing tremendous suffering to patients. As a vital mediator between inflammatory response and bone regeneration, M2 macrophage-derived exosomes (M2-Exos) attenuate inflammation and promote tissue repair. However, due to a lack of ...
Therapeutic Effects of Mesenchymal/Stromal Stem Cells and Their Derived Extracellular Vesicles in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Dimitrios Tsiapalis and others
Stem Cells Translational Medicine, Volume 12, Issue 12, December 2023, Pages 849–862, https://doi.org/10.1093/stcltm/szad065
EVs from IFN-β-primed MSCs, compared to EVs from unlicensed MSCs more efficiently inhibit rheumatoid arthritis synovial fibroblasts migration, and expression of rheumatoid arthritis synovial fibroblasts-related surface markers.
Genetic Manipulation Approaches to Enhance the Clinical Application of NK Cell-Based Immunotherapy
Andreia Maia and others
Stem Cells Translational Medicine, Volume 13, Issue 3, March 2024, Pages 230–242, https://doi.org/10.1093/stcltm/szad087
Natural killer (NK) cells are a subset of cytotoxic lymphocytes within the innate immune system. While they are naturally cytotoxic, genetic modifications can enhance their tumor-targeting capability, cytotoxicity, persistence, tumor infiltration, and prevent exhaustion. These improvements hold the potential to make ...
Mesenchymal Stem Cells-Derived Exosomes Alleviate Acute Lung Injury by Inhibiting Alveolar Macrophage Pyroptosis
Peipei Liu and others
Stem Cells Translational Medicine, Volume 13, Issue 4, April 2024, Pages 371–386, https://doi.org/10.1093/stcltm/szad094
Acute lung injury (ALI) is an important pathological process of acute respiratory distress syndrome, yet there are limited therapies for its treatment. Mesenchymal stem cells-derived exosomes (MSCs-Exo) have been shown to be effective in suppressing inflammation. However, the effects of MSCs-Exo on ALI and the underlying ...
Metformin Improves Functional Outcomes, Activates Neural Precursor Cells, and Modulates Microglia in a Sex-Dependent Manner After Spinal Cord Injury
Emily A B Gilbert and others
Stem Cells Translational Medicine, Volume 12, Issue 6, June 2023, Pages 415–428, https://doi.org/10.1093/stcltm/szad030
Spinal cord injury (SCI) results in devastating patient outcomes with few treatment options. A promising approach to improve outcomes following SCI involves the activation of endogenous precursor populations including neural stem and progenitor cells (NSPCs) which are located in the periventricular zone (PVZ), and ...

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Research Article
Effects of microgravity on human iPSC-derived neural organoids on the International Space Station
Davide Marotta and others
Stem Cells Translational Medicine, Volume 13, Issue 12, December 2024, Pages 1186–1197, https://doi.org/10.1093/stcltm/szae070
Research conducted on the International Space Station (ISS) in low-Earth orbit (LEO) has shown the effects of microgravity on multiple organs. To investigate the effects of microgravity on the central nervous system, we developed a unique organoid strategy for modeling specific regions of the brain that are affected by ...
Research Article
In vivo bioengineered tooth formation using decellularized tooth bud extracellular matrix scaffolds
Weibo Zhang and Pamela C Yelick
Stem Cells Translational Medicine, Volume 14, Issue 2, February 2025, szae076, https://doi.org/10.1093/stcltm/szae076
The use of dental implants to replace lost or damaged teeth has become increasingly widespread due to their reported high survival and success rates. In reality, the long-term survival of dental implants remains a health concern, based on their short-term predicted survival of ~15 years, significant potential for jawbone ...
Review Article
Recent studies of the effects of microgravity on cancer cells and the development of 3D multicellular cancer spheroids
Daniela Grimm and others
Stem Cells Translational Medicine, Volume 14, Issue 3, March 2025, szaf008, https://doi.org/10.1093/stcltm/szaf008
The still young and developing space age, characterized by lunar and Martian exploration and the vision of extraterrestrial settlements, presents a unique environment to study the impact of microgravity (µ g ) on human physiology and disease development. Cancer research is currently a key focus of international space ...
Research Article
Menthol, a consumer product additive, adversely affects human embryonic stem cells via activation of TRPM8 and TRPA1 channels
Shabnam Etemadi and Prue Talbot
Stem Cells Translational Medicine, Volume 14, Issue 3, March 2025, szae099, https://doi.org/10.1093/stcltm/szae099
Many electronic cigarettes (ECs) contain high concentrations of menthol. The effect of menthol on human embryos in pregnant women who vape is not well understood. Human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) (an epiblast model) were used to test the hypothesis that 6.4-640 nM and 19.2-192 µM menthol, which activates TRP ...
Research Article
Mitigating murine acute and chronic Coxsackievirus B3‐induced myocarditis with human right atrial appendage-derived stromal cells
Muhammad El-Shafeey and others
Stem Cells Translational Medicine, Volume 14, Issue 3, March 2025, szae103, https://doi.org/10.1093/stcltm/szae103
We previously have shown the potential of human endomyocardial biopsy (EMB)-derived cardiac adherent proliferating cells (CardAPs) as a new cell-therapeutic treatment option for virus-induced myocarditis. To overcome the limited cell yield per EMB, CardAPs have been isolated from the human right atrial appendage (RAA) in ...
Research Article
Unveiling spontaneous renal tubule-like structures from human adult renal progenitor cell spheroids derived from urine
Francesca Giannuzzi and others
Stem Cells Translational Medicine, Volume 14, Issue 3, March 2025, szaf002, https://doi.org/10.1093/stcltm/szaf002
The rapidly developing field of renal spheroids and organoids has emerged as a valuable tool for modeling nephrotoxicity, kidney disorders, and kidney development. However, existing studies have relied on intricate and sophisticated differentiation protocols to generate organoids and tubuloids, necessitating the external ...
Review Article
Advances in 3D Bioprinted Cardiac Tissue Using Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes
Jacqueline M Bliley and others
Stem Cells Translational Medicine, Volume 13, Issue 5, May 2024, Pages 425–435, https://doi.org/10.1093/stcltm/szae014
The ultimate goal of cardiac tissue engineering is to generate new muscle to repair or replace the damaged heart. This requires advances in stem cell technologies to differentiate billions of cardiomyocytes, together with advanced biofabrication approaches such as 3D bioprinting to achieve the requisite structure and ...
Review Article
Current cell therapies for systemic lupus erythematosus
Lan T M Dao and others
Stem Cells Translational Medicine, Volume 13, Issue 9, September 2024, Pages 859–872, https://doi.org/10.1093/stcltm/szae044
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease in which multiple organs are damaged by the immune system. Although standard treatment options such as hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), glucocorticoids (GCs), and other immunosuppressive or immune-modulating agents can help to manage symptoms, they do not offer a ...
Research Article
Bladder dysfunction in hypoestrogenic rats with metabolic syndrome can be ameliorated after amniotic fluid stem cell treatment
Ching-Chung Liang and others
Stem Cells Translational Medicine, Volume 14, Issue 3, March 2025, szae100, https://doi.org/10.1093/stcltm/szae100
Background Bladder dysfunction may occur with high frequency in postmenopausal women with metabolic syndrome (MetS). This study evaluated the therapeutic effects of human amniotic fluid stem cells (hAFSCs) on bladder dysfunction in ovariectomized rats with MetS. Materials and Methods Forty-eight female rats were divided ...
Review Article
Exploring mesenchymal stem cells homing mechanisms and improvement strategies
Umar Sajjad and others
Stem Cells Translational Medicine, Volume 13, Issue 12, December 2024, Pages 1161–1177, https://doi.org/10.1093/stcltm/szae045
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are multipotent cells with high self-renewal and multilineage differentiation abilities, playing an important role in tissue healing. Recent advancements in stem cell-based technologies have offered new and promising therapeutic options in regenerative medicine. Upon tissue damage, MSCs are ...
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