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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2018

Human Gingiva-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Modulate Monocytes/Macrophages and Alleviate Atherosclerosis.

Ximei Zhang, Feng Huang, Weixuan Li, Jun-Long Dang, Jia Yuan, Julie Wang, Dong-Lan Zeng, Can-Xing Sun, Yan-Ying Liu, Qian Ao and 5 more

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 60 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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60citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.5field-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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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

60 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 98 citations in OpenAlex.

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  14. The Role of Stem Cells in the Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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  18. Caught in action: how MSCs modulate atherosclerotic plaque.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2024
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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

15 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Ximei ZhangCenter for Clinic Immunology, Third Affiliated Hospital at Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Feng HuangCenter for Clinic Immunology, Third Affiliated Hospital at Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Weixuan LiDepartment of Pathophysiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Jun-Long DangCenter for Clinic Immunology, Third Affiliated Hospital at Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Jia YuanDivision of Stomatology, Third Affiliated Hospital at Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Julie WangDivision of Rheumatology, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, United States.
Dong-Lan ZengCenter for Clinic Immunology, Third Affiliated Hospital at Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Can-Xing SunCenter for Clinic Immunology, Third Affiliated Hospital at Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Yan-Ying LiuDivision of Rheumatology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China.
Qian AoDepartment of Regeneration, Chinese Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Hongmei TanDepartment of Pathophysiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Wenru SuZhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Xiaoxian QianDivision of Cardiology, Third Affiliated Hospital at Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Nancy OlsenDivision of Rheumatology, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, United States.
Song Guo ZhengDivision of Rheumatology, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, United States.
Sun Yat-sen University · CNPenn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center · USThird Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University · CNChina Medical University · CNPeking University · CN

Funding

Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived from Human Gingiva (GMSC) Inhibit Bone Erosion in Autoimmune ArthritisR61AR073049 · NIAMS · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV HERSHEY MED CTR · PI ZHENG, SONG GUO · 2017 to 2018
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NIAMS NIH HHS R61 AR073049
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Atherosclerosis is the major cause of cardiovascular diseases. Current evidences indicate that inflammation is involved in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. Human gingiva-derived mesenchymal stem cells (GMSC) have shown anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects on autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. However, the function of GMSC in controlling atherosclerosis is far from clear. The present study is aimed to elucidate the role of GMSC in atherosclerosis, examining the inhibition of GMSC on macrophage foam cell formation, and further determining whether GMSC could affect the polarization and activation of macrophages under different conditions. The results show that infusion of GMSC to AopE

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AtherosclerosisMesenchymal Stem CellsAnimalsCell DifferentiationFoam CellsGingivaHeterograftsHumansMacrophage ActivationMacrophagesMesenchymal Stem Cell TransplantationMiceMice, KnockoutMonocytesatherosclerosisdifferentiationfoam cellhuman gingiva-derived mesenchymal stem cellsLy-6Chi monocytesmacrophages

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PMID29760701
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