Written from the studies on PubMed, searched on 2026. nov. 11.. Every number below comes from a study listed under Sources.
The claim
Posts online say that stem cell treatment helps with asthma.
Where research stands
We found 97 published papers on stem cell treatment and asthma. They were published between 2003 and 2026. None of them is a study in people. 49 were studies in animals, and 7 were only in cells in the lab. 29 papers are reviews that sum up other studies. 2 new studies in people are running or will start soon, says the trial register ClinicalTrials.gov.
- 0In people
- 49In animals
- 7Only in the lab
What the studies found
We have not summed up these studies in words yet. The most important papers are listed under Sources.
Verdict
Stem cell treatment has been studied for asthma in animals, not yet in people.
Unproven means: it was only tested in animals or cells, or there is too little or mixed data from people. How we rate claims
What this means for you: Results in animals or in cells often do not hold in people. Do not stop or change your medicines because of it. Ask your doctor before you start taking it.
Sources
- The Immunomodulatory Role of Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes in the Treatment of Asthma.2026 · Int J Nanomedicine · Review
- Mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes: a new hope for improving asthma airway remodeling.2025 · Ann Med · Review
- Engineered mesenchymal stem cells: A novel approach for Th2-targeted modulation in allergic asthma.2025 · Allergol Immunopathol (Madr) · Review
- New insights into mesenchymal stem cells in inflammatory subtypes of asthma.2025 · Front Immunol · Review
- The role of mesenchymal stem cell‑derived exosomes in asthma (Review).2025 · Mol Med Rep · Review
- Asthma and stem cell therapy.2025 · World J Stem Cells · Review
- Investigating the Effects of a CCR3 Antagonist and SP-A Eosinophil Suppressor Tetrapeptide-Transduced Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Allergic Asthma.2026 · Appl Biochem Biotechnol · In animals
- Stem cell factor 248 shapes ILC2 transcriptional programs and promotes mucosal inflammation in allergic asthma.2026 · Front Immunol · In animals
- Application of exosomes derived from human umbilical cord stem cells in the treatment of ovalbumin-induced allergic asthma in mice.2026 · Lab Anim Res · In animals
- Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells-derived exosomes restore lung architecture and reduce the susceptibility to asthma of offspring in maternal asthma.2026 · Toxicol Appl Pharmacol · In animals
- Exploring the critical therapeutic window: Dose-frequency optimization of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells for preclinical asthma treatment.2025 · World J Stem Cells · In animals
- Exosomes derived from baicalin-pretreated bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells inactivate the TLR4/MyD88/NF-kB pathway to improve asthma.2025 · Immunobiology · In animals
- miR-449b-5p from adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes targets IGF1R to alleviate airway inflammation and improve airway smooth muscle cell dysfunction in children with asthma.2026 · J Immunol · In the lab
- Immunomodulatory Effect of Adipose Stem Cell-Derived Extra-Cellular Vesicles on Cytokine Expression and Regulatory T Cells in Patients with Asthma.2024 · Int J Mol Sci · In the lab
- [Modeling T2 high severe asthma using human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSC)].2024 · Rev Mal Respir · In the lab
- A Mixture of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals Associated with Lower Birth Weight in Children Induces Adipogenesis and DNA Methylation Changes in Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells.2022 · Int J Mol Sci · In the lab
- Intramuscular administration of mesenchymal stromal cells in a cat with asthma: case report.2026 · J Vet Intern Med · Other paper
- Inhalable stem cell-derived artificial nanovesicles for targeted siRNA delivery to effectively alleviate asthma symptoms.2026 · Asian J Pharm Sci · Other paper
- A case report on nebulized human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosome therapy for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A preliminary clinical evaluation.2026 · SAGE Open Med Case Rep · Other paper
- Single cell transcriptional profiling of monocytes from asthma patients show a predisposition for an inflammatory response.2026 · Cytotherapy · Other paper
