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SynthesisStem cell research & therapy2018

Adipose-derived stem cells for treatment of chronic ulcers: current status.

Jens Selch Holm, Navid Mohamadpour Toyserkani, Jens Ahm Sorensen

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Synthesis in Stem cell research & therapy, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

27 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Jens Selch HolmDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark. jensholm87@gmail.com.
Navid Mohamadpour ToyserkaniDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Roskilde Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark.
Jens Ahm SorensenDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic ulcers remain a difficult challenge in healthcare systems. While treatment options are limited, stem cells may be a novel alternative. Adipose-derived stem cells (ADSC) have become increasingly popular compared with bone marrow-derived stem cells as they are far easier to harvest. To summarize the current status of treating chronic ulcers with ADSC, this systematic review includes all clinical trials on the subject from PubMed and EmBase, as well as all registered clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.Gov. A total of nine clinical trials and fourteen registered trials were included. The studies were significantly different in terms of study design and patient population, and the overall quality of the studies was low to moderate. Despite the overall low study quality and the significant differences between the studies, some conclusions were consistent: ADSCs are safe, improve the healing of chronic ulcers, and reduce pain. As these results are consistent despite the shortcomings of the studies, they appear to highlight the efficacy of ADSCs in the treatment of chronic ulcers. Larger numbers of higher quality studies are needed to determine the precise role of ADSCs in treating chronic leg ulcers.

Indexed as

Chronic DiseaseHumansMesenchymal Stem CellsUlcerWound HealingAdipose-derived stem cellsChronic ulcersChronic woundsStromal vascular fraction

Identifiers

PMID29764508
PMCPMC5952370

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