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ReviewJournal of translational medicine2007

Stem cell therapy for autism.

Thomas E Ichim, Fabio Solano, Eduardo Glenn, Frank Morales, Leonard Smith, George Zabrecky, Neil H Riordan

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In one paragraph

Review in Journal of translational medicine, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01740869 (Autologous Bone Marrow Stem Cells for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders), which is not on this map. Cited by 23 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
23citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT01740869 phase3completednot on this mapstarted 2012, after this paper: background citation

Autologous Bone Marrow Stem Cells for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders

TypeinterventionalSponsorHospital Universitario Dr. Jose E. GonzalezRan2012 to 2017Enrolled30ConditionsAutism, Autism SpectrumArmsAutologous Intrathecal Hematopoietic Stem Cells, Observation with IDEA and CARS Scales
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 71 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016
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  4. The Neuroimmunology of Autism.Molecular neurobiology · 2025
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  9. Anti-inflammatory Strategies for Schizophrenia: A Review of Evidence for Therapeutic Applications and Drug Repurposing.Clinical psychopharmacology and neuroscience : the official scientific journal of the Korean College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2020
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  10. Multipotency of mouse trophoblast stem cells.Stem cell research & therapy · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Thomas E IchimMedistem Laboratories Inc, Tempe, Arizona, USA. thomas.ichim@gmail.com
Fabio Solano
Eduardo Glenn
Frank Morales
Leonard Smith
George Zabrecky
Neil H Riordan

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are a group of neurodevelopmental conditions whose incidence is reaching epidemic proportions, afflicting approximately 1 in 166 children. Autistic disorder, or autism is the most common form of ASD. Although several neurophysiological alterations have been associated with autism, immune abnormalities and neural hypoperfusion appear to be broadly consistent. These appear to be causative since correlation of altered inflammatory responses, and hypoperfusion with symptology is reported. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) are in late phases of clinical development for treatment of graft versus host disease and Crohn's Disease, two conditions of immune dysregulation. Cord blood CD34+ cells are known to be potent angiogenic stimulators, having demonstrated positive effects in not only peripheral ischemia, but also in models of cerebral ischemia. Additionally, anecdotal clinical cases have reported responses in autistic children receiving cord blood CD34+ cells. We propose the combined use of MSC and cord blood CD34+cells may be useful in the treatment of autism.

Indexed as

AnimalsAutistic DisorderBrainCord Blood Stem Cell TransplantationHumansImmunomodulationMesenchymal Stem CellsStem Cell Transplantation

Identifiers

PMID17597540
PMCPMC1914111
OpenAlexW2169919623

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