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ReviewCell transplantation2019

Episomal Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells: Functional and Potential Therapeutic Applications.

Aline Yen Ling Wang, Charles Yuen Yung Loh

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Review in Cell transplantation, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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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

18 citing papers in PubMed.

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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

2 authors.

Aline Yen Ling WangCenter for Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6272-6948
Charles Yuen Yung LohSt Andrew's Center for Burns and Plastic Surgery, Chelmsford, United Kingdom.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The term episomal induced pluripotent stem cells (EiPSCs) refers to somatic cells that are reprogrammed into induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) using non-integrative episomal vector methods. This reprogramming process has a better safety profile compared with integrative methods using viruses. There is a current trend toward using episomal plasmid reprogramming to generate iPSCs because of the improved safety profile. Clinical reports of potential human cell sources that have been successfully reprogrammed into EiPSCs are increasing, but no review or summary has been published. The functional applications of EiPSCs and their potential uses in various conditions have been described, and these may be applicable to clinical scenarios. This review summarizes the current direction of EiPSC research and the properties of these cells with the aim of explaining their potential role in clinical applications and functional restoration.

Indexed as

AnimalsCell LineCellular ReprogrammingGenetic VectorsGene Transfer TechniquesHumansInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsKruppel-Like Factor 4Kruppel-Like Transcription FactorsMyocytes, CardiacNerve RegenerationOctamer Transcription Factor-3PlasmidsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycSOXB1 Transcription FactorsTissue EngineeringKruppel-Like Factor 4Kruppel-Like Transcription FactorsMYC protein, humanOctamer Transcription Factor-3Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycSOX2 protein, humanSOXB1 Transcription FactorsEiPSCsEpisomal induced pluripotent stem cellsiPStherapeutic application

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PMID31722555
PMCPMC7016470

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