Stem cells: a new dawn for treating psychiatric disorders

doi:10.3877/cma.j.issn.2095-1221.2026.01.007

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Psychiatric disorders are a class of diseases with a high prevalence and complex treatment. Traditional drug treatments are often accompanied by metabolic side effects, while psychological interventions are clearly ineffective in terms of efficacy, which make the need for innovative treatments for psychiatric disorders even more urgent. Due to the characteristics of self-renewal, multi-directional differentiation and paracrine regulation, stem cells have opened up new strategies for the treatment of a variety of diseases. This review summarizes the stem cell applications and mechanisms in schizophrenia, depression, and autism, further highlights current clinical progress to inform optimization of future therapeutic strategies.

Key words: Stem cell, Exosome, Schizophrenia, Depression, ASD, Immune regulation

Qian Xu, Fengxiang Wei. Stem cells: a new dawn for treating psychiatric disorders[J]. Chinese Journal of Cell and Stem Cell(Electronic Edition), 2026, 16(01): 52-55.

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