Evidence map›Paper›PMID 18375039›Full record

ReviewExperimental hematology2008

Stem cell therapy for inherited metabolic disorders of the liver.

Susan Ellor, Thomas Shupe, Bryon Petersen

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Review in Experimental hematology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Susan Ellor *Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine; University of Florida.
Thomas Shupe *Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine; University of Florida.
Bryon Petersen *Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine; University of Florida.
University of Florida · USFlorida College · US

Funding

Mechanisms of Oval Cell Activation and DifferentiationR01DK058614 · NIDDK · WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI PETERSEN, BRYON E · 2001 to 2014
$3.6M
Stem Cells in Liver Regeneration: Fusion or PlasticityR01DK065096 · NIDDK · WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI PETERSEN, BRYON E · 2005 to 2013
$2.7M
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK058614NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK065096
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Modern medicine has conquered an enormous spectrum of health concerns, from the neonatal to the geriatric, the chronically ill to the acutely injured. Among the unmet challenges remaining in modern medicine are inborn disorders of metabolism within the liver. Such inherited metabolic disorders (IMDs) often leave an otherwise healthy individual with a crippling imbalance. As the principal regulator of the body's many metabolic pathways, malencoded hepatic enzymes can drastically disrupt homeostasis throughout the entire body. Severe phenotypes are usually detected within the first few days of life, and treatments range from palliative lifestyle modifications to aggressive surgical procedures. While orthotopic liver transplantation is the single last resort "cure" for these conditions, research during the past few years has brought new therapeutic technologies ever closer to the clinic. Stem cells, therapeutic viral vectors, or a combination thereof, are projected to be the next, best, and final cure for IMDs, which is well-reflected by this generation's research initiatives.

Indexed as

Bone Marrow TransplantationGenetic TherapyHepatocytesHumansLiverLiver DiseasesLiver TransplantationMetabolic DiseasesStem Cell Transplantation

Identifiers

PMID18375039
PMCPMC2443696
OpenAlexW2014111203

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Registered trials

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