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Table 1 Preclinical study characteristics and results

From: Stem cell therapy for the treatment of early stage avascular necrosis of the femoral head: a systematic review

Study

Animal model

Stem cell therapy

Results

   

Histology

Imaging

   

Bone formation

Angiogenesis

X-ray

SPECT

CT

MR

Wen et al. [30]

Rabbit

BMMNC-MSC

+ve

+ve*

--

--

+ve

+ve

Sun et al. [6]

Rabbit

BMMNC

+ve*

+ve*

--

--

+ve*

--

Yan et al. [12]

Dog

BMMNC-MSC

+ve*

--

--

--

--

--

Feitosa et al. [4]

Sheep

hIDPSC, BMMNC-MSC

+ve

--

--

--

--

--

Abudusaimi et al. [10]

Rabbit

ADSC

+ve

--

--

--

+ve*

--

Aimaiti et al. [34]

Rabbit

ADSC

+ve

+ve

--

--

+ve*

--

Song et al. [17]

Rabbit

PBSC

+ve

+ve*

--

--

--

--

Sun et al. [31]

Rabbit

EPC

+ve*

+ve*

--

--

--

--

Hang et al. [11]

Dog

BMMNC-MSC

+ve*

+ve*

+ve

+ve

--

--

Wen et al. [33]

Rabbit

BMMNC-MSC

+ve

--

--

--

--

--

Xie et al. [32]

Rabbit

cBMMNC

+ve*

+ve*

--

--

+ve*

--

  1. BMMNC-MSC = mesenchymal stem cells obtained post bone marrow mononuclear cell culture, hIDPSC = human immature dental pulp stem cells, ADSC = adipose derived stem cells, PBSC = peripheral blood stem cells, EPC = endothelial progenitor cells, cBMMNC = cryoperserved bone marrow mononuclear cells, +ve = positive effect compared to controls, −ve = negative effect compared to controls, -- = not measured, * = statistically significant (p < 0.05).