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ReviewCellular & molecular biology letters2016

Osteoporosis: the current status of mesenchymal stem cell-based therapy.

Jitrada Phetfong, Tanwarat Sanvoranart, Kuneerat Nartprayut, Natakarn Nimsanor, Kanokwan Seenprachawong, Virapong Prachayasittikul, Aungkura Supokawej

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Review in Cellular & molecular biology letters, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 65 papers.

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65citing papers in PubMed
4.7field-weighted citation impact, top 5% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

65 citing papers in PubMed, 127 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

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jitrada Phetfong *Department of Clinical Microscopy, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Phuttamonthon, Salaya, Nakhon Pathom 73170 Thailand.
Tanwarat Sanvoranart *Department of Clinical Microscopy, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Phuttamonthon, Salaya, Nakhon Pathom 73170 Thailand.
Kuneerat NartprayutDepartment of Clinical Microscopy, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Phuttamonthon, Salaya, Nakhon Pathom 73170 Thailand.
Natakarn NimsanorDepartment of Clinical Microscopy, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Phuttamonthon, Salaya, Nakhon Pathom 73170 Thailand.
Kanokwan SeenprachawongDepartment of Clinical Microscopy, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Phuttamonthon, Salaya, Nakhon Pathom 73170 Thailand.
Virapong PrachayasittikulDepartment of Clinical Microbiology and Applied Technology, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Phuttamonthon, Salaya, Nakhon Pathom 73170 Thailand.
Aungkura SupokawejDepartment of Clinical Microscopy, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Phuttamonthon, Salaya, Nakhon Pathom 73170 Thailand.
Mahidol University · TH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteoporosis, or bone loss, is a progressive, systemic skeletal disease that affects millions of people worldwide. Osteoporosis is generally age related, and it is underdiagnosed because it remains asymptomatic for several years until the development of fractures that confine daily life activities, particularly in elderly people. Most patients with osteoporotic fractures become bedridden and are in a life-threatening state. The consequences of fracture can be devastating, leading to substantial morbidity and mortality of the patients. The normal physiologic process of bone remodeling involves a balance between bone resorption and bone formation during early adulthood. In osteoporosis, this process becomes imbalanced, resulting in gradual losses of bone mass and density due to enhanced bone resorption and/or inadequate bone formation. Several growth factors underlying age-related osteoporosis and their signaling pathways have been identified, such as osteoprotegerin (OPG)/receptor activator of nuclear factor B (RANK)/RANK ligand (RANKL), bone morphogenetic protein (BMP), wingless-type MMTV integration site family (Wnt) proteins and signaling through parathyroid hormone receptors. In addition, the pathogenesis of osteoporosis has been connected to genetics. The current treatment of osteoporosis predominantly consists of antiresorptive and anabolic agents; however, the serious adverse effects of using these drugs are of concern. Cell-based replacement therapy via the use of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) may become one of the strategies for osteoporosis treatment in the future.

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Mesenchymal Stem Cell TransplantationHumansOsteoporosisCell therapyMesenchymal stem cellsMSCsOsteoporosisStem cells

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PMID28536615
PMCPMC5414670
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