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      <journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">Avicenna J Med Biotech</journal-id>
      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">arij002</journal-id>
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        <journal-title>Avicenna Journal of Medical Biotechnology</journal-title>
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      <issn pub-type="ppub">2008-2835</issn>
      <issn pub-type="epub">2008-4625</issn>
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        <publisher-name>Avicenna Research Institute</publisher-name>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">ajmb40490</article-id>
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        <article-title>Non-gynaecological Applications of Menstrual-derived Stem Cells: A Systematic  Review</article-title>
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        <contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Galea</surname><given-names>Claire</given-names></name></contrib></contrib-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Riva</surname><given-names>Nicoletta</given-names></name></contrib></contrib-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Calleja-Agius</surname><given-names>Jean</given-names></name></contrib></contrib-group>
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      <volume>14</volume>
      <issue>1</issue>
      <fpage>10</fpage>
      <lpage>29</lpage>
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        <date date-type="received">
          <day>17</day>
          <month>7</month>
          <year>2021</year>
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        <date date-type="accepted">
          <day>20</day>
          <month>9</month>
          <year>2021</year>
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      &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:11pt&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt&quot;&gt;Menstrual-derived Stem Cells (MenSC) are a potential novel source of mesenchymal stem cells. There is an increased interest in investigating the therapeutic potential of MenSC due to the various advantages they exhibit&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt&quot;&gt;, when &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt&quot;&gt;compared to other types of stem cells. MenSC are obtained &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt&quot;&gt;non-invasively &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt&quot;&gt;from menstrual blood. Thus, collection of MenSC is simple, reproducible and can be &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt&quot;&gt;carried out&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt&quot;&gt; periodically&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt&quot;&gt;, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt&quot;&gt;with &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt&quot;&gt;minimal &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt&quot;&gt;complications. MenSC are present in abundance, are highly proliferative, exhibit a low immunogenicity&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt&quot;&gt;and lack ethical issues. MenSC have shown the ability to differentiate into several lineages. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt&quot;&gt;The&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt&quot;&gt; therapeutic potential of MenSC in non-gynaecological applications ha&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt&quot;&gt;s&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt&quot;&gt; been investigated in wound healing, neurological, musculo-skeletal,&amp;nbsp; cardiovascular, respiratory&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt&quot;&gt;, and &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt&quot;&gt;liver disorders, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt&quot;&gt;as well as in &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt&quot;&gt;diabetes and cancer. Human clinical trials are limited&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt&quot;&gt;. T&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt&quot;&gt;o date, therapeutic efficacy and safety have been reported in patients with Avian influenza A subtype H7N9, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt&quot;&gt;COVID-19&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:10.0pt&quot;&gt;, congestive heart failure, multiple sclerosis and Duchene muscular dystrophy. However, further clinical trials in humans should be conducted, to study the long-term therapeutic effects of these stem cells in various diseases and to further explore their mechanism of action. This systematic review focuses on the application of MenSC in non-gynaecological diseases.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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