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ReviewBrain research bulletin2019

The influence of microenvironment and extracellular matrix molecules in driving neural stem cell fate within biomaterials.

Thomas Wilems, Sangamithra Vardhan, Siliang Wu, Shelly Sakiyama-Elbert

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Review in Brain research bulletin, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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23citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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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

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.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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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

4 authors.

Thomas WilemsDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, 78712, USA.
Sangamithra VardhanDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, 78712, USA.
Siliang WuDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, 78712, USA.
Shelly Sakiyama-ElbertDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, 78712, USA. Electronic address: sakiyama@utexas.edu.

Funding

Comprehensive Training Program in Imaging Science and InformaticsT32EB007507 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN · PI MARKEY, MIA K, RYLANDER, HENRY GRADY · 2009 to 2024
$2.7M
DEVELOPING NEW TOOLS TO UNDERSTAND THE ROLE OF INTERNEURONS IN REWIRING AFTER SPINAL CORD INJURY.R01NS090617 · NINDS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI SAKIYAMA-ELBERT, SHELLY ELESE · 2015 to 2019
$1.6M
NIBIB NIH HHS T32 EB007507NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS090617
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transplantation of stem cells is a promising potential therapy for central nervous system disease and injury. The capacity for self-renewal, proliferation of progenitor cells, and multi-lineage potential underscores the need for controlling stem cell fate. Furthermore, transplantation within a hostile environment can lead to significant cell death and limited therapeutic potential. Tissue-engineered materials have been developed to both regulate stem cell fate, increase transplanted cell viability, and improve therapeutic outcomes. Traditionally, regulation of stem cell differentiation has been driven through soluble signals, such as growth factors. While these signals are important, insoluble factors from the local microenvironment or extracellular matrix (ECM) molecules also contribute to stem cell activity and fate. Understanding the microenvironment factors that influence stem cell fate, such as mechanical properties, topography, and presentation of specific ECM ligands, is necessary for designing improved biomaterials. Here we review some of the microenvironment factors that regulate stem cell fate and how they can be incorporated into biomaterials as part of potential CNS therapies.

Indexed as

AnimalsBiocompatible MaterialsCell DifferentiationCell SurvivalExtracellular MatrixHumansIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsNeural Stem CellsStem Cell NicheBiocompatible MaterialsIntercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins

Identifiers

PMID30898579
PMCPMC6492525

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