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ArticleInternational journal of nanomedicine2014

A glimpse into the interactions of cells in a microenvironment: the modulation of T cells by mesenchymal stem cells.

Jonghoon Choi, Mintai P Hwang, Jong-Wook Lee, Kwan Hyi Lee

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Article in International journal of nanomedicine, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 32% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jonghoon ChoiInstitute of Research Strategy and Development (IRSD), Seoul, Republic of Korea ; Department of Bionano Engineering, Hanyang University, Ansan, Republic of Korea.
Mintai P HwangCenter for Biomaterials, Biomedical Research Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Jong-Wook LeeCenter for Biomaterials, Biomedical Research Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Kwan Hyi LeeCenter for Biomaterials, Biomedical Research Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, Republic of Korea ; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Science and Technology, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Korea Institute of Science and Technology · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been thought to hold potential as a mode of therapy for immuno-related pathologies, particularly for autoimmune diseases. Despite their potential, the interaction between MSCs and T cells, key players in the pathophysiology of autoimmune diseases, is not yet well understood, thereby preventing further clinical progress. A major obstacle is the highly heterogeneous nature of MSCs in vitro. Unfortunately, bulk assays do not provide information with regard to cell-cell contributions that may play a critical role in the overall cellular response. To address these issues, we investigated the interaction between smaller subsets of MSCs and CD4 T cells in a microwell array. We demonstrate that MSCs appear capable of modulating the T cell proliferation rate in response to persistent cell-cell interactions, and we anticipate the use of our microwell array in the classification of subpopulations within MSCs, ultimately leading to specific therapeutic interventions.

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CD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCell CommunicationCell ProliferationCellular MicroenvironmentCoculture TechniquesHumansMesenchymal Stem Cellsmesenchymal stem cellmicrowell arrayT cell

Identifiers

PMID24872708
PMCPMC4024981
OpenAlexW2137501070

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