Evidence map›Paper›PMID 22869154›Full record

ReviewCurrent diabetes reports2012

Harnessing the immunomodulatory and tissue repair properties of mesenchymal stem cells to restore β cell function.

Nicolynn E Davis, Diana Hamilton, Magali J Fontaine

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Review in Current diabetes reports, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23citing papers in PubMed
4.7field-weighted citation impact, top 5% 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.

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

23 citing papers in PubMed, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Engineering hypoimmune stem cell-derived beta cells.Stem cell research & therapy · 2025
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  10. Current Status of Stem Cell Treatment for Type I Diabetes Mellitus.Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine · 2018
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nicolynn E DavisDepartment of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305-5626, USA. nicolynn.davis@gmail.com
Diana Hamilton
Magali J Fontaine
Stanford University · USStanford Medicine · US

Funding

MOLECULAR &CELLULAR IMMUNOBIOLOGYT32AI007290 · NIAID · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI Sean Curtis Bendall, Olivia M Martinez · 1985 to 2026
$27.0M
Regenerative Scaffold Technologies for CNS and DiabetesR01EB003806 · NIBIB · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI STUPP, SAMUEL I · 2004 to 2015
$10.7M
NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI007290NIBIB NIH HHS R01EB003806
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Islet cell transplantation has therapeutic potential to cure type 1 diabetes (T1D), which is characterized by autoimmune-mediated destruction of insulin-producing β cells. However, current success rates are limited by long-term decline in islet graft function resulting partially from poor revascularization and immune destruction. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have the potential to enhance islet transplantation and prevent disease progression by a multifaceted approach. MSCs have been shown to be effective at inhibiting inflammatory-mediated immune responses and at promoting tissue regeneration. The immunomodulatory and tissue repairing properties of MSCs may benefit β cell regeneration in the context of T1D. This review will elucidate how MSCs can minimize β cell damage by providing survival signals and simultaneously modulate the immune response by inhibiting activation, and proliferation of several immune cell types. In addition, MSCs can enhance islet graft revascularization, maintaining long-term β cell viability and function.

Indexed as

AnimalsDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1HumansInsulin-Secreting CellsIslets of Langerhans TransplantationMesenchymal Stem Cells

Identifiers

PMID22869154
PMCPMC3767573
OpenAlexW2014841379

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