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ReviewStem cells international2016

Microtissues in Cardiovascular Medicine: Regenerative Potential Based on a 3D Microenvironment.

Julia Günter, Petra Wolint, Annina Bopp, Julia Steiger, Elena Cambria, Simon P Hoerstrup, Maximilian Y Emmert

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Review in Stem cells international, 2016. 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
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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

23 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Targeting HIF-α for robust prevascularization of human cardiac organoids.Journal of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine · 2021
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  8. Advanced Multi-Dimensional Cellular Models as Emerging Reality to ReproduceInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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  17. Notch pathway activation enhances cardiosphere in vitro expansion.Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2018
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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

7 authors.

Julia GünterInstitute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Zurich, 8044 Zurich, Switzerland; Division of Surgical Research, University Hospital of Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
Petra WolintInstitute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Zurich, 8044 Zurich, Switzerland; Division of Surgical Research, University Hospital of Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
Annina BoppInstitute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Zurich, 8044 Zurich, Switzerland; Division of Surgical Research, University Hospital of Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
Julia SteigerInstitute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Zurich, 8044 Zurich, Switzerland; Division of Surgical Research, University Hospital of Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
Elena CambriaInstitute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Zurich, 8044 Zurich, Switzerland; Division of Surgical Research, University Hospital of Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
Simon P HoerstrupInstitute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Zurich, 8044 Zurich, Switzerland; Division of Surgical Research, University Hospital of Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland; Heart Center Zurich, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Wyss Translational Center Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Maximilian Y EmmertInstitute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Zurich, 8044 Zurich, Switzerland; Division of Surgical Research, University Hospital of Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland; Heart Center Zurich, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Wyss Translational Center Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

More people die annually from cardiovascular diseases than from any other cause. In particular, patients who suffer from myocardial infarction may be affected by ongoing adverse remodeling processes of the heart that may ultimately lead to heart failure. The introduction of stem and progenitor cell-based applications has raised substantial hope for reversing these processes and inducing cardiac regeneration. However, current stem cell therapies using single-cell suspensions have failed to demonstrate long-lasting efficacy due to the overall low retention rate after cell delivery to the myocardium. To overcome this obstacle, the concept of 3D cell culture techniques has been proposed to enhance therapeutic efficacy and cell engraftment based on the simulation of an in vivo-like microenvironment. Of great interest is the use of so-called microtissues or spheroids, which have evolved from their traditional role as in vitro models to their novel role as therapeutic agents. This review will provide an overview of the therapeutic potential of microtissues by addressing primarily cardiovascular regeneration. It will accentuate their advantages compared to other regenerative approaches and summarize the methods for generating clinically applicable microtissues. In addition, this review will illustrate the unique properties of the microenvironment within microtissues that makes them a promising next-generation therapeutic approach.

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PMID27073399
PMCPMC4814701

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