Clear up this stem-cell mess.

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.

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

Who cites it

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

1. Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of Cell Transplantation for Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review and Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2022
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2. Muscle and cardiac therapeutic strategies for Duchenne muscular dystrophy: past, present, and future.Pharmacological reports : PR · 2020
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3. Piezo1-mediated mechanotransduction in bone formation and fracture repair.Biochemistry and biophysics reports · 2026
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4. Stem cell therapies for treatment of diabetes mellitus.Chinese medical journal · 2026
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5. Stem Cell Therapy for Inflammatory Diseases: Progress, Challenges, and Future Directions.MedComm · 2026
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6. Exosomes in Skin of Color: Dermatological Insights, Therapeutic Potential, and Clinical Realities in India.Cureus · 2026
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7. Hurdles to overcome for mesenchymal stem cell translation from bench to bedside.World journal of stem cells · 2025
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8. Cell replacement in the degenerating cerebellum: a historical essay of discovery.Journal of neurology · 2025
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9. Participation of the Periosteum, Endosteum, and Hematogenous Marrow in the Early Osseointegration of a Titanium Implant Inserted in Contact with the Hematogenous Marrow.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025
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10. Cell therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy: promises, challenges, and controversies.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2025
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11. Unveiling distinctions between mesenchymal stromal cells and stem cells by single-cell transcriptomic analysis.Heliyon · 2025
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12. Skeletal Stem Cells: A Basis for Orthopaedic Pathology and Tissue Repair.The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume · 2025
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13. Delphi-driven consensus definition for mesenchymal stromal cells and clinical reporting guidelines for mesenchymal stromal cell-based therapeutics.Cytotherapy · 2025
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14. Clinical translation of human iPSC technologies: advances, safety concerns, and future directions.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2025
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15. Mesenchymal stromal cell-laden hydrogels in tissue regeneration: insights from preclinical and clinical research.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025
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16. A Proposed Diagnostic and Treatment Algorithm for the Management of Lumbar Discogenic Pain.Journal of pain research · 2025
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17. Bioactive peptides and proteins for tissue repair: microenvironment modulation, rational delivery, and clinical potential.Military Medical Research · 2024
    Review
18. CRISPR-edited, cell-based future-proof meat and seafood to enhance global food security and nutrition.Cytotechnology · 2024
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19. Mesenchymal stem cell-based therapy for paraquat-induced lung injury.Cell biology and toxicology · 2024
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20. Comparative single-cell transcriptional and proteomic atlas of clinical-grade injectable mesenchymal source tissues.Science advances · 2024
    Article

69 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

Corrections and comments

• Commented on by
  Response to Nature commentary "Clear up this stem-cell mess".2019
• Commented on by
  Japan should put the brakes on stem-cell sales.2019
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  Medicinal signalling cells: they work, so use them.2019

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Funding

Abstract

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