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Title of Proposal Restoring the immune system homeostasis and organ function in...
Title of Proposal Restoring the immune system homeostasis and organ function in severe community acquired pneumonia induced sepsis through adipose derived allogeneic stem cells SEPCELL Proje Sepsis is defined as a systemic inflammatory response to infection, while severe sepsis (SS) is a sepsis complicated by acute organ dysfunction. Lung infections, in particular community-acquire pneumonia (CAP), are the leading cau... Sepsis is defined as a systemic inflammatory response to infection, while severe sepsis (SS) is a sepsis complicated by acute organ dysfunction. Lung infections, in particular community-acquire pneumonia (CAP), are the leading cause of SS. The pathophysiologic mechanism of CAP-mediated SS is the complete dysregulation of the patient´s immune system. In an initial phase, the systemic hyperactivation of the host immune response against infection leads to high levels of inflammatory mediators, systemic vasodilatation, micro-vascular thrombosis and organ failure. In a second phase, the exaggerated activation of the immune response leads to a state of ‘immunoparalysis’, which is characterized by the occurrence of secondary, opportunistic infections. This makes CAP-mediated SS a life-threatening condition with mortality rates as high as 28-50%. The current standard of care (infection removal and control, functional support) does not improve the high mortality and, thus, CAP-mediated SS represents a major unmet medical need with a huge social burden. Therefore, treatments with the potential to modulate both the initial exacerbated immunoactivation and the subsequent immunosuppression are needed. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), including adipose mesenchymal stem cells (ASCs), are known for their broad range of immunomodulatory properties, targeting multiple pro- and anti-inflammatory pathways, and possess antimicrobial capacities (releasing bactericidal peptides and promoting the phagocytosis by immune cells). Indeed, therapeutic benefit of MSC treatment in in vivo experimental models of sepsis has been extensively reported. The SEPCELL consortium believes that cell therapy with allogeneic ASCs may be an innovative therapeutic approach in order to re-establish the normal immune homeostasis of CAP-mediated SS patients, reducing organ injury and restoring organ functionality. A phase Ia/IIb clinical trial will be performed to test this possibility. ver más
30/04/2022
TIGENIX
12M€
Duración del proyecto: 78 meses Fecha Inicio: 2015-10-01
Fecha Fin: 2022-04-30

Línea de financiación: concedida

El organismo H2020 notifico la concesión del proyecto el día 2022-04-30
Línea de financiación objetivo El proyecto se financió a través de la siguiente ayuda:
PHC-15-2015: Clinical research on regenerative medicine
Cerrada hace 9 años
Presupuesto El presupuesto total del proyecto asciende a 12M€
Líder del proyecto
TIGENIX La investigacion, desarrollo, produccion y comercializacion de productos y tecnologias de terapia celular y de ingenieria celular
Perfil tecnológico TRL 3-4 7M