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ReviewCells2019

Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Perianal Crohn's Disease.

Michele Carvello, Amy Lightner, Takayuki Yamamoto, Paulo Gustavo Kotze, Antonino Spinelli

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Review in Cells, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 56 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
56citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
13.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

56 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 102 citations in OpenAlex.

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  16. Crohn's disease: an update.Clinical medicine (London, England) · 2023
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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

5 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Michele CarvelloColon and Rectal Surgery Unit, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, 20089 Rozzano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8650-2321
Amy LightnerDepartment of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
Takayuki YamamotoInflammatory Bowel Disease Centre, Yokkaichi Hazu Medical Centre, Yokkaichi, Mie 510-0016, Japan.
Paulo Gustavo KotzeColorectal Surgery Unit, Cajuru University Hospital, Catholic University of Paraná, Curitiba 80215-901, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-9632-6691
Antonino SpinelliColon and Rectal Surgery Unit, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, 20089 Rozzano, Italy. antonino.spinelli@humanitas.it.
Humanitas University · ITCleveland Clinic · USHospital Universitário Cajuru · BRYokkaichi Social Insurance Hospital · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Perianal fistulizing Crohn's disease (PFCD) is associated with significant morbidity and might negatively impact the quality of life of CD patients. In the last two decades, the management of PFCD has evolved in terms of the multidisciplinary approach involving gastroenterologists and colorectal surgeons. However, the highest fistula healing rates, even combining surgical and anti-TNF agents, reaches 50% of treated patients. More recently, the administration of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have shown notable promising results in the treatment of PFCD. The aim of this review is to describe the rationale and the possible mechanism of action of MSC application for PFCD and the most recent results of randomized clinical trials. Furthermore, the unmet needs of the current administration process and the expected next steps to improve the outcomes will be addressed.

Indexed as

Rectal FistulaAnimalsCrohn DiseaseHumansMesenchymal Stem CellsMesenchymal Stem Cell TransplantationMiceQuality of LifeRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicWound HealingCrohn’s diseasefistulaperianalstem cells

Identifiers

PMID31340546
PMCPMC6679174
OpenAlexW2963679336

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