Ethics of research on stem cells and regenerative medicine: ethical guidelines in the Islamic Republic of Iran

Author:

Afshar Leila,Aghayan Hamid-Reza,Sadighi Jila,Arjmand Babak,Hashemi Seyed-Mahmoud,Basiri Mohsen,Samani Reza Omani,Ashtiani Mohammad Kazemi,Azin Seyed-Ali,Hajizadeh-Saffar Ensiyeh,Gooshki Ehsan Shamsi,Hamidieh Amir-Ali,Rezania Moallem Mohammad-Reza,Azin Seyed-Mohammad,Shariatinasab Sadegh,Soleymani-Goloujeh Mehdi,Baharvand HosseinORCID

Abstract

Abstract Background Regenerative medicine plays a major role in biomedicine, and given the ever-expanding boundaries of this knowledge, numerous ethical considerations have been raised. Main text Rapid advancement of regenerative medicine science and technology in Iran, emerged the Iranian National Committee for Ethics in Biomedical Research to develop a comprehensive national ethical guideline. Therefore, the present ethical guideline which comprises eleven chapters was developed in 2019 and approved in early 2020. The titles of these chapters were selected based on the ethical considerations of various aspects of the field of regenerative medicine: (1) ethical principles of research on stem cells and regenerative medicine; (2) ethical considerations for research on stem cells (embryonic stem cells, epiblast stem cells, tissue-specific stem cells, stem cells derived from transdifferentiation, induced pluripotent stem cells [iPSCs], germline pluripotent stem cells, germline stem cells, and somatic cell nuclear transfer [SCNT] stem cells); (3) ethical considerations for research on somatic cells in regenerative medicine (adult somatic cells, fetal tissue somatic cells, and somatic cells derived from pregnancy products [other than fetus]); (4) ethical considerations for research on gametes in regenerative medicine; (5) ethical considerations for research related to genetic manipulation (human and animal) in regenerative medicine; (6) ethical considerations for research on tissue engineering in regenerative medicine; (7) ethical considerations for pre-clinical studies in regenerative medicine; (8) ethical considerations for clinical trials in regenerative medicine; (9) ethical considerations for stem cells and regenerative medicine bio-banks; (10) ethical considerations for privacy and confidentiality; and (11) ethical considerations for obtaining informed consent. Conclusion This article discusses the process of developing the present ethical guidelines and its practical points. We hope that it can play an important worldwide role in advancing ethics of research on stem cells and regenerative medicine.

Funder

Iranian National Committee for Ethics in Biomedical Research

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

Cell Biology,Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous),Molecular Medicine,Medicine (miscellaneous)

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