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ArticlePloS one2008

Correlation of circulating CD133+ progenitor subclasses with a mild phenotype in Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients.

Chiara Marchesi, Marzia Belicchi, Mirella Meregalli, Andrea Farini, Alessandra Cattaneo, Daniele Parolini, Manuela Gavina, Laura Porretti, Maria Grazia D'Angelo, Nereo Bresolin and 2 more

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Article in PloS one, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Skeletal Muscle Regenerative Potential of Human MuStem Cells following Transplantation into Injured Mice Muscle.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2018
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  3. Stromal cell-derived factors in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.Acta myologica : myopathies and cardiomyopathies : official journal of the Mediterranean Society of Myology · 2010
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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Chiara MarchesiStem cell Laboratory, Department of Neurological Science, Fondazione Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Centro Dino Ferrari, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Marzia Belicchi
Mirella Meregalli
Andrea Farini
Alessandra Cattaneo
Daniele Parolini
Manuela Gavina
Laura Porretti
Maria Grazia D'Angelo
Nereo Bresolin
Giulio Cossu
Yvan Torrente
University of Milan · ITFondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico · ITIRCCS Eugenio Medea · ITIstituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico · ITVita-Salute San Raffaele University · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundVarious prognostic serum and cellular markers have been identified for many diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases and tumor pathologies. Here we assessed whether the levels of certain stem cells may predict the progression of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). METHODS AND

findingsThe levels of several subpopulations of circulating stem cells expressing the CD133 antigen were determined by flow cytometry in 70 DMD patients. The correlation between the levels and clinical status was assessed by statistical analysis. The median (+/-SD) age of the population was 10.66+/-3.81 (range 3 to 20 years). The levels of CD133+CXCR4+CD34- stem cells were significantly higher in DMD patients compared to healthy controls (mean+/-standard deviation: 17.38+/-1.38 vs. 11.0+/-1.70; P = 0.03) with a tendency towards decreased levels in older patients. Moreover, the levels of this subpopulation of cells correlated with the clinical condition. In a subgroup of 19 DMD patients after 24 months of follow-up, increased levels of CD133+CXCR4+CD34- cells was shown to be associated with a phenotype characterised by slower disease progression. The circulating CD133+CXCR4+CD34- cells in patients from different ages did not exhibit significant differences in their myogenic and endothelial in vitro differentiation capacity.

conclusionsOur results suggest that levels of CD133+CXCR4+CD34- could function as a new prognostic clinical marker for the progression of DMD.

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AC133 AntigenAdolescentAdultAntigens, CDCase-Control StudiesChildChild, PreschoolDisease ProgressionGlycoproteinsHumansMuscular Dystrophy, DuchenneOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPeptidesPhenotypeReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSeverity of Illness IndexAC133 AntigenAntigens, CDGlycoproteinsPeptidesPROM1 protein, human

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PMID18493616
PMCPMC2377332
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