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ReviewNature reviews. Urology2019

Harnessing the mesenchymal stem cell secretome for regenerative urology.

Daniel Z Sun, Benjamin Abelson, Paurush Babbar, Margot S Damaser

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Review in Nature reviews. Urology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 58 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
58citing papers in PubMed
9.1field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

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

58 citing papers in PubMed, 82 citations in OpenAlex.

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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 at 1 institution in 1 country.

Daniel Z SunDepartment of Urology, Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA. sund4@ccf.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6105-3785
Benjamin AbelsonDepartment of Urology, Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Paurush BabbarDepartment of Urology, Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Margot S DamaserDepartment of Urology, Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Cleveland Clinic · US

Funding

Stem Cell Homing for Treatment of Female Pelvic Floor DisordersR01HD059859 · NICHD · CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COM-CWRU · PI DAMASER, MARGOT S. · 2010 to 2014
$1.6M
Regenerative Adjuvant Therapy for Stress Urinary IncontinenceI01RX000228 · VA · LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI DAMASER, MARGOT S. · 2011 to 2014
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NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD059859ORD VA F9261-LRRD VA I01 RX000228
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The extensive arsenal of bioactive molecules secreted by mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), known as the secretome, has demonstrated considerable therapeutic benefit in regenerative medicine. Investigation into the therapeutic potential of the secretome has enabled researchers to replicate the anti-inflammatory, pro-angiogenic and trophic effects of stem cells without the need for the cells themselves. Furthermore, treatment with the MSC secretome could circumvent hurdles associated with cellular therapy, including oncogenic transformation, immunoreactivity and cost. Thus, a clear rationale exists for investigating the therapeutic potential of the MSC secretome in regenerative urology. Indeed, preclinical studies have demonstrated the therapeutic benefits of the MSC secretome in models of stress urinary incontinence, renal disease, bladder dysfunction and erectile dysfunction. However, the specific mechanisms underpinning therapeutic activity are unclear and require further research before clinical translation. Improvements in current proteomic methods used to characterize the secretome will be necessary to provide further insight into stem cells and their secretome in regenerative urology.

Indexed as

Secretory PathwayExtracellular VesiclesHumansMesenchymal Stem CellsMesenchymal Stem Cell TransplantationRegenerative MedicineUrologic Surgical ProceduresUrology

Identifiers

PMID30923338
PMCPMC7027199
OpenAlexW2924715159

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