Bladder Recovery by Stem Cell Based Cell Therapy in the Bladder Dysfunction Induced by Spinal Cord Injury: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Jae Heon Kim, Sung Ryul Shim, Seung Whan Doo, Won Jae Yang, Byung Wook Yoo, Joyce Mary Kim, Young Myoung Ko, Eun Seop Song, Ik Sung Lim, Hong Jun Lee and Yun Seob Song

PLOS ONE, 2015, vol. 10, issue 3, 1-18

Abstract: Background: Bladder dysfunction induced by spinal cord injury (SCI) can become problematic and severely impair the quality of life. Preclinical studies of spinal cord injury have largely focused on the recovery of limb function while neglecting to investigate bladder recovery. Objective: The present study was performed to investigate and review the effect of stem cell-based cell therapy on bladder recovery in SCI. Methods: We conducted a meta-analysis of urodynamic findings of experimental trials that included studies of stem cell-based cell therapy in SCI. Relevant studies were searched using MEDLINE, EMBASE and Cochrane Library (January 1990 - December 2012). Final inclusion was determined by a urodynamic study involving detailed numerical values. Urodynamic parameters for analysis included voiding pressure, residual urine, bladder capacity and non-voiding contraction (NVC). Meta-analysis of the data, including findings from urodynamic studies, was performed using the Mantel-Haenszel method. Results: A total of eight studies were included with a sample size of 224 subjects. The studies were divided into different subgroups by different models of SCI. After a stem cell-based cell therapy, voiding pressure (-6.35, p

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