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ReviewNeural regeneration research2015

The role of exosomes in peripheral nerve regeneration.

Rosanna C Ching, Paul J Kingham

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Review in Neural regeneration research, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
42citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 18% 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

42 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 80 citations in OpenAlex.

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  16. New paradigms in regenerative engineering: Emerging role of extracellular vesicles paired with instructive biomaterials.Biocell : official journal of the Sociedades Latinoamericanas de Microscopia Electronica ... et. al · 2022
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  18. New Frontiers in Peripheral Nerve Regeneration: Concerns and Remedies.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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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

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rosanna C ChingDepartment of Integrative Medical Biology, Umeå University, Umeå, SE-901 87, Sweden ; Department of Surgical & Perioperative Sciences, Umeå University, Umeå, SE-901 87, Sweden.
Paul J KinghamDepartment of Integrative Medical Biology, Umeå University, Umeå, SE-901 87, Sweden.
Umeå University · SE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Peripheral nerve injuries remain problematic to treat, with poor functional recovery commonly observed. Injuries resulting in a nerve gap create specific difficulties for axonal regeneration. Approaches to address these difficulties include autologous nerve grafts (which are currently the gold standard treatment) and synthetic conduits, with the latter option being able to be impregnated with Schwann cells or stem cells which provide an appropriate micro-environment for neuronal regeneration to occur. Transplanting stem cells, however, infers additional risk of malignant transformation as well as manufacturing difficulties and ethical concerns, and the use of autologous nerve grafts and Schwann cells requires the sacrifice of a functioning nerve. A new approach utilizing exosomes, secreted extracellular vesicles, could avoid these complications. In this review, we summarize the current literature on exosomes, and suggest how they could help to improve axonal regeneration following peripheral nerve injury.

Indexed as

axonal regenerationexosomeextracellular vesiclemicroRNAmicrovesiclenerve gapneurite outgrowthperipheral nerve injurySchwann cellstem cell

Identifiers

PMID26109947
PMCPMC4468764
OpenAlexW2142202546

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