Written based on 7 research studies on PubMed, searched on 2026. nov. 14..
The claim
Posts online say that stem cell treatment helps with Cushing's syndrome.
Where research stands
We found 7 published papers on stem cell treatment and Cushing's syndrome. They were published between 2009 and 2025. None of them is a study in people. 3 were studies in animals, and none was only in cells in the lab. 1 paper is a review that sums up other studies.
- 0In people
- 3In animals
- 0Only 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 Cushing's syndrome 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
- Multiple myeloma concealed by adrenal Cushing syndrome: a case report and review of the literature.2018 · J Med Case Rep · Review
- Reduction of Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol by Mesenchymal Stem Cells in a Mouse Model of Exogenous Cushing's Syndrome.2025 · Tissue Eng Regen Med · In animals
- Umbilical Cord-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Attenuate S100-Induced Autoimmune Hepatitis via Modulating Th1 and Th17 Cell Responses in Mice.2023 · Stem Cells Int · In animals
- Glucocorticoids influence on mesenchymal stem cells and implications for metabolic disease.2009 · Pediatr Res · In animals
- Mesenchymal Stem Cells Exposed to Persistently High Glucocorticoid Levels Develop Insulin-Resistance and Altered Lipolysis: A Promising In Vitro Model to Study Cushing's Syndrome.2022 · Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) · Other paper
- Erratum to "From ACTH-Dependent to ACTH-Independent Cushing's Syndrome from a Malignant Mixed Corticomedullary Adrenal Tumor: Potential Role of Embryonic Stem Cells".2020 · Case Rep Endocrinol · Other paper
- From ACTH-Dependent to ACTH-Independent Cushing's Syndrome from a Malignant Mixed Corticomedullary Adrenal Tumor: Potential Role of Embryonic Stem Cells.2020 · Case Rep Endocrinol · Other paper
