Written based on 13 research studies on PubMed, searched on 2026. nov. 14..
The claim
Posts online say that stem cell treatment helps with Graves' disease and hyperthyroidism.
Where research stands
We found 33 published papers on stem cell treatment and Graves' disease and hyperthyroidism. They were published between 1978 and 2026. None of them is a study in people. 5 were studies in animals, and none was only in cells in the lab. 4 papers are reviews that sum up other studies.
- 0In people
- 5In 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 Graves' disease and hyperthyroidism 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
- Autoimmune hyperthyroidism following haematopoietic stem cell transplant for multiple sclerosis in an adult female: a case report and literature review.2026 · Endocrinol Diabetes Metab Case Rep · Review
- Graves' disease following allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for severe aplastic anemia: case report and literature review.2018 · J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab · Review
- MECHANISMS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY: Aging and anti-aging: a Combo-Endocrinology overview.2017 · Eur J Endocrinol · Review
- Gene Map of the HLA Region, Graves' Disease and Hashimoto Thyroiditis, and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation.2016 · Adv Immunol · Review
- Hypothyroidism Impairs Human Stem Cell-Derived Pancreatic Progenitor Cell Maturation in Mice.2016 · Diabetes · In animals
- Immunoexpressions of embryonic and nonembryonic stem cell markers (Nanog, Thy-1, c-kit) and cellular connections (connexin 43 and occludin) on testicular tissue in thyrotoxicosis rat model.2015 · Hum Exp Toxicol · In animals
- Osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells of ovariectomized and non-ovariectomized female rats with thyroid dysfunction.2013 · Pathol Res Pract · In animals
- Adult neural stem cell cycling in vivo requires thyroid hormone and its alpha receptor.2005 · FASEB J · In animals
- Effect of hyperthyroidism on haemopoietic stem cell kinetics in mice.1978 · Cell Tissue Kinet · In animals
- A Rare Shift From Hypothyroidism to Hyperthyroidism: The Unusual Thyroid Journey After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant in 2 Pediatric Cases.2025 · Exp Clin Transplant · Other paper
- Combination of Brentuximab Vedotin and Pembrolizumab as Salvage Treatment Before Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation and Maintenance in Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma.2025 · Biomedicines · Other paper
- Changes in thyroid function parameters 3 months after allogeneic and autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in children.2023 · Eur J Endocrinol · Other paper
- 131I SUCCESSFULLY TREATED A CASE OF HYPERTHYROIDISM AFTER ALLOGENEIC HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION.2022 · Acta Endocrinol (Buchar) · Other paper
