摘要
Pelvic floor disorders(PFDs)represent a group of common and frequentlyoccurring diseases that seriously affect the life quality of women,generally including stress urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse.Surgery has been used as a treatment for PFD,but almost 30%of patients require subsequent surgery due to a high incidence of postoperative complications and high recurrence rates.Therefore,investigations of new therapeutic strategies are urgently needed.Stem cells possess strong multi-differentiation,self-renewal,immunomodulation,and angiogenesis abilities and they are able to differentiate into various cell types of pelvic floor tissues and thus provide a potential therapeutic approach for PFD.Recently,various studies using different autologous stem cells have achieved promising results by improving the pelvic ligament and muscle regeneration and conferring the tissue elasticity and strength to the damaged tissue in PFD,as well as reduced inflammatory reactions,collagen deposition,and foreign body reaction.However,with relatively high rates of complications such as bladder stone formation and wound infections,further studies are necessary to investigate the role of stem cells as maintainers of tissue homeostasis and modulators in early interventions including therapies using new stem cell sources,exosomes,and tissueengineering combined with stem cell-based implants,among others.This review describes the types of stem cells and the possible interaction mechanisms in PFD treatment,with the hope of providing more promising stem cell treatment strategies for PFD in the future.
基金
Foundation of Sichuan Provincial Science and Technology Program,No.2019YFH0147 and No.2019YFH0158
Chengdu Technological Innovation Research and Development Project,No.2018-YF05-00195-SN
West China Second University Hospital Xinya Fund,No.kx111
1.3.5 Project for Disciplines of Excellence,West China Hospital,Sichuan University,No.ZYJC18016.
