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ReviewExpert opinion on biological therapy2010

Mesenchymal stem cells at the intersection of cell and gene therapy.

Timothy J Myers, Froilan Granero-Molto, Lara Longobardi, Tieshi Li, Yun Yan, Anna Spagnoli

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Review in Expert opinion on biological therapy, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
43citing papers in PubMed
4.4field-weighted citation impact, top 5% 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

43 citing papers in PubMed, 102 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

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Timothy J MyersUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Pediatrics, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7239, USA.
Froilan Granero-Molto
Lara Longobardi
Tieshi Li
Yun Yan
Anna Spagnoli
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · US

Funding

TGF-BETA AND IGF IN MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL CHONDROGENESISR01DK070929 · NIDDK · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI SPAGNOLI, ANNA · 2006 to 2013
$2.4M
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK070929NIDDK NIH HHS R01DK070929
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

importance of the fieldMesenchymal stem cells have the ability to differentiate into osteoblasts, chondrocytes and adipocytes. Along with differentiation, MSCs can modulate inflammation, home to damaged tissues and secrete bioactive molecules. These properties can be enhanced through genetic-modification that would combine the best of both cell and gene therapy fields to treat monogenic and multigenic diseases. AREAS COVERED IN THIS REVIEW: Findings demonstrating the immunomodulation, homing and paracrine activities of MSCs followed by a summary of the current research utilizing MSCs as a vector for gene therapy, focusing on skeletal disorders, but also cardiovascular disease, ischemic damage and cancer. WHAT THE READER WILL GAIN: MSCs are a possible therapy for many diseases, especially those related to the musculoskeletal system, as a standalone treatment, or in combination with factors that enhance the abilities of these cells to migrate, survive or promote healing through anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects, differentiation, angiogenesis or delivery of cytolytic or anabolic agents. TAKE HOME MESSAGE: Genetically-modified MSCs are a promising area of research that would be improved by focusing on the biology of MSCs that could lead to identification of the natural and engrafting MSC-niche and a consensus on how to isolate and expand MSCs for therapeutic purposes.

Indexed as

Genetic TherapyMesenchymal Stem CellsMesenchymal Stem Cell TransplantationAnimalsBone DiseasesCardiovascular DiseasesCell DifferentiationCell MovementCell ProliferationHumansNeoplasmsRegenerationStem Cell NicheTreatment Outcome

Identifiers

PMID21058931
PMCPMC3057936
OpenAlexW2160284674

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Registered trials

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Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.