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Table 1 Characteristics of the studies and subjects included in the meta-analysis

From: Cell-therapy for Parkinson’s disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study

Patient

Intervention

Follow-up (months)

Outcome

Study type and origin

N/male

Age (years)

Disease duration (year)

Cell type

Cell count

Graft location

Schiess 2021 [102]

20/11

66.4 ± 7.0

5.5 ± 1.8

Allogeneic bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells

1, 3, 6, or 10 × 106/kg

Intravenous infusion

3, 6, 12

(1), (3)-(5), (9), (11)

Prospective, single-center, USA

Venkataramana 2012 [103]

8/7

54.6 ± 10.0

8.3 ± 3.8

Allogeneic bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells

2 × 106/kg

Bilateral subventricular zone

12

(1), (8), (11)

Prospective, single-center, India

Boika 2020 [104]

12/7

49.8 ± 12.4

5.7 ± 5.5

Autologous bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells

0.5–2 × 106/kg

5–12.6 × 106/kg

Intravenous infusion

Intravenous + intranasal

1, 3

(3), (6), (9)

Prospective, single-center, Belarus

Storch 2012 [105]

7/5

60.6 ± 12.9

10.3 ± 2.9

Autologous bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells

2 × 106

Intrathecal injection + intravenous infusion

1–15

(1), (4), (5)

Retrospective, multi-center, German and Italy

Brazzini 2010 [106]

53/37

61.8 ± 10.7

9.1 ± 5.4

Autologous bone marrow stem cells

NP

Superselective intraarterial (posterior region of the circle of Willis)

1–18

(1), (4)-(6), (11)

Retrospective, single-center, USA

Madrazo 2019 [107]

7/5

54.3 ± 10.9

7.7 ± 5.5

Allogeneic human neural progenitor cells

2 × 106

Bilateral dorsal putamina

12, 24, 48

(1)-(7), (11)-(13)

Prospective, single-center, Mexico

Lige 2016 [108]

21/15

57.3 ± 9.1

NP

Allogeneic human neural precursor cells

3 × 107

Unilateral striatum

7–57

(1)-(9), (11)

Prospective, single-center, China

Sinelnyk 2015 [109]

32/22

47.2 ± 6.7

NP

Allogeneic fetal stem cells

5.46 × 106

Vein and anterior abdominal

6, 12

(5), (6), (8)

Prospective, single-center, USA

Yin 2012 [110]

12/5

66.3 ± 11.9

6.4

Allogeneic human retinal pigment epithelial cells

1 × 106

Unilateral postcommissural putamen

3, 6, 12, 24, 36

(1)-(5), (11), (14)

Prospective, single-center, China

Gross 2011 [111]

35/22

56.4 ± 7.5

NP

Allogeneic human retinal pigment epithelial cells

6.5 × 105

Bilateral postcommissural putamen

12, 24, 36, 48

(2), (3), (5), (9), (11)

RCT, multi-center, USA

Stover 2005 [112]

6/3

52.2

10.2

Allogeneic human retinal pigment epithelial cells

3.25 × 105

Unilateral postcommissural putamen

3, 6, 12, 18, 24

(1)-(3), (9), (10)

Prospective, single-center, USA

  1. NP not provided, RCT randomized controlled trial, N the number of patients
  2. (1) = Unified PD Rating Scale (UPDRS); (2) = UPDRS II; (3) = UPDRS III; (4) = Hoehn and Yahr (H&Y) staging; (5) = Schwab and England scale; (6) = Beck Depression Inventory; (7) = Beck Anxiety Inventory; (8) = Mini-mental State Examination (MMSE); (9) = PDQ-39; (10) = the time in ‘off’ state; (11) = Magnetic Resonance (MR) Imaging; (12) = PET Molecular Imaging ([18F]-FDOPA); (13) = PET Molecular Imaging (vesicular monoamine transporter 2, VMAT2); (14) = PET Molecular Imaging (11C-β-CFT)