Evidence map›Paper›PMID 28003831›Full record

ArticleStem cells international2016

Intekhab Islam, Gopu Sriram, Mingming Li, Yu Zou, Lulu Li, Harish K Handral, Vinicus Rosa, Tong Cao

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Article 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 3 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 30% 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

3 citing papers in PubMed, 10 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

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Intekhab IslamOral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0002-7754-0609
Gopu SriramOral Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Experimental Dermatology Group, Institute of Medical Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore.
Mingming LiOral Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Yu ZouOral Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Experimental Dermatology Group, Institute of Medical Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore.
Lulu LiOral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Harish K HandralOral Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Vinicus RosaOral Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Tong CaoOral Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
National University of Singapore · SGAgency for Science, Technology and Research · SG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cellular therapy using stem cells in bone regeneration has gained increasing interest. Various studies suggest the clinical utility of osteoprogenitors-like mesenchymal stem cells in bone regeneration. However, limited availability of mesenchymal stem cells and conflicting evidence on their therapeutic efficacy limit their clinical application. Human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) are potentially an unlimited source of healthy and functional osteoprogenitors (OPs) that could be utilized for bone regenerative applications. However, limited ability to track hESC-derived progenies

Identifiers

PMID28003831
PMCPMC5149650
OpenAlexW2559111849

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