ReviewCancer science2017
Double-edged sword of mesenchymal stem cells: Cancer-promoting versus therapeutic potential.
Review in Cancer science, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 132 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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132 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 209 citations in OpenAlex.
- MSC-Derived Extracellular Vesicles against Pulmonary Fibrosis of Rodent Model: A Meta-Analysis.Current stem cell research & therapy · 2025Pooled it
- Mesenchymal stromal/stem cells in tumour initiation, progression and therapy.Nature reviews. Cancer · 2026Review
- Neural Crest-Derived Stem Cell Secretomes and Extracellular Vesicles Disrupt Glioblastoma through Dual-Pathway Inflammatory Rebalancing.Stem cell reviews and reports · 2026Article
- Mesenchymal stromal cells and neuroinflammation: a multimodal approach to neuroprotection and future therapeutic horizons.Translational neurodegeneration · 2026Review
- Artificial Intelligence for Spatial Immunometabolic Analysis of the Tumor Microenvironment: Current Evidence and Future Directions.Current issues in molecular biology · 2026Review
- Metastatic promoting role of mesenchymal stem cells in oral squamous cell carcinoma revealed by an improved bone marrow chimeric model.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Implantation of human mesenchymal stromal cell pellet for therapeutic angiogenesis.Cytotherapy · 2026Article
- Routinely collected data: a path to assess safety of human mesenchymal stromal cell transplantation in randomized controlled trials.Stem cell research & therapy · 2025Article
- Addressing the challenges of immunogenicity, heterogeneity and tumorigenicity in the clinical translation of human embryonic stem cells.Stem cell research & therapy · 2025Review
- Modern Approaches and Emerging Biological Therapies to Treat Fracture Nonunion.Pharmaceutics · 2025Review
- Microenvironmental determinants of cancer progression during obesity: emerging evidence and novel perspectives.Journal of translational medicine · 2025Review
- Development of a novel gene expression panel for the characterization of MSCs for increased biological safety.Journal of applied genetics · 2025Article
- Three-Dimensional Culture System: A New Frontier in Cancer Research, Drug Discovery, and Stem Cell-Based Therapy.Biology · 2025Review
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- Stem Cell Therapy for Myocardial Infarction Recovery: Advances, Challenges, and Future Directions.Biomedicines · 2025Review
- Clinical management of autoimmune liver diseases: juncture, opportunities, and challenges ahead.Immunologic research · 2025Review
- From bench to bedside: translating mesenchymal stem cell therapies through preclinical and clinical evidence.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025Review
- Advances in cancer immunotherapy: Strategies and innovations strategies for adoptive immunotherapy of cancer.Iranian journal of basic medical sciences · 2025Review
- Co-occurrence of feline chronic gingivostomatitis and oral squamous cell carcinoma in 4 cats (2014-2024).Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
- Systemic treatment of recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa with mesenchymal stromal cells: a scoping review of the literature and conclusions for future clinical research.The Journal of dermatological treatment · 2024Article
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2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) derived from adipose tissue, bone marrow, cord blood, and other tissues, have recently attracted much attention as potential therapeutic agents in various diseases because of their trans-differentiation capacity. However, recent studies have suggested that MSCs also appear to contribute to tumor pathogenesis by supporting tumor microenvironments, increasing tumor growth, and eliciting antitumor immune responses. Although some studies suggest that MSCs have inhibitory effects on tumor development, they are overwhelmed by a number of studies showing that MSCs exert stimulatory effects on tumor pathogenesis. In the present review, we summarize a number of findings to provide current information about the therapeutic potential of MSCs in various diseases. We then discuss the potential roles of MSCs in tumor progression.
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