Stem Cell Therapy in Veterinary Medicine
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Webb TL, Webb CB. Stem cell therapy in cats with chronic enteropathy: a proof-of-concept study. J Feline Med Surg. 2015;17(10):901-908. doi:10.1177/1098612X14561105
Cristóbal JI, Duque FJ, Usón-Casaús J, Martínez MS, Míguez MP, Pérez-Merino EM. Oxidative stress in dogs with chronic inflammatory enteropathy treated with allogeneic mesenchymal stem cells. Vet Res Commun. 2024;48(2):901-910. doi:10.1007/s11259-023-10265-0
Cristóbal JI, Duque FJ, Usón-Casaús JM, Ruiz P, Nieto EL, Pérez-Merino EM. Effects of Allogeneic Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation in Dogs with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Treated with and without Corticosteroids. Anim Open Access J MDPI. 2021;11(7):2061. doi:10.3390/ani11072061
Cristóbal JI, Duque FJ, Usón-Casaús J, Barrera R, López E, Pérez-Merino EM. Complete Blood Count-Derived Inflammatory Markers Changes in Dogs with Chronic Inflammatory Enteropathy Treated with Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells. Animals. 2022;12(20):2798. doi:10.3390/ani12202798
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Zeira O, Asiag N, Aralla M, et al. Adult autologous mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of suspected non-infectious inflammatory diseases of the canine central nervous system: safety, feasibility and preliminary clinical findings. J Neuroinflammation. 2015;12(1):181. doi:10.1186/s12974-015-0402-9
Windsor RC, Stewart S, Cassano JM, et al. Intravenous allogeneic mesenchymal stromal cell therapy in 13 Pugs with presumptive early necrotizing meningoencephalitis. J Am Vet Med Assoc. Published online August 1, 2025:1-10. doi:10.2460/javma.25.05.0354
