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ArticleStem cell reviews and reports2018

Creation of Dystrophin Expressing Chimeric Cells of Myoblast Origin as a Novel Stem Cell Based Therapy for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

M Siemionow, J Cwykiel, A Heydemann, J Garcia-Martinez, K Siemionow, E Szilagyi

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Article in Stem cell reviews and reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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32citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

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  18. Intraosseous transplant of dystrophin expressing chimeric (DEC) cells improves skeletal muscle function inPostepy w kardiologii interwencyjnej = Advances in interventional cardiology · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

M SiemionowDepartment of Surgery, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland. siemiom@hotmail.com.ORCID 0000-0001-6372-6122
J CwykielDepartment of Orthopedics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
A HeydemannDepartment of Physiology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
J Garcia-MartinezDepartment of Physiology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
K SiemionowDepartment of Orthopedics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
E SzilagyiDepartment of Orthopedics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
University of Illinois Chicago · USPoznan University of Medical Sciences · PL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Over the past decade different stem cell (SC) based approaches were tested to treat Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), a lethal X-linked disorder caused by mutations in dystrophin gene. Despite research efforts, there is no curative therapy for DMD. Allogeneic SC therapies aim to restore dystrophin in the affected muscles; however, they are challenged by rejection and limited engraftment. Thus, there is a need to develop new more efficacious SC therapies. Chimeric Cells (CC), created via ex vivo fusion of donor and recipient cells, represent a promising therapeutic option for tissue regeneration and Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation (VCA) due to tolerogenic properties that eliminate the need for lifelong immunosuppression. This proof of concept study tested feasibility of myoblast fusion for Dystrophin Expressing. Chimeric Cell (DEC) therapy through in vitro characterization and in vivo assessment of engraftment, survival, and efficacy in the mdx mouse model of DMD. Murine DEC were created via ex vivo fusion of normal (snj) and dystrophin-deficient (mdx) myoblasts using polyethylene glycol. Efficacy of myoblast fusion was confirmed by flow cytometry and dystrophin immunostaining, while proliferative and myogenic differentiation capacity of DEC were assessed in vitro. Therapeutic effect after DEC transplant (0.5 × 10

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AnimalsCell ProliferationCells, CulturedDystrophinFlow CytometryMiceMuscle, SkeletalMuscular Dystrophy, DuchenneMyoblastsStem CellsDystrophinDuchenne muscular dystrophyDystrophinEx vivo fusionMdx miceMyoblastsStem cellsTherapy

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PMID29305755
PMCPMC5887005
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