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ReviewFrontiers in neuroscience2019

Successes and Hurdles in Stem Cells Application and Production for Brain Transplantation.

Daniel Henriques, Ricardo Moreira, Jens Schwamborn, Luís Pereira de Almeida, Liliana S Mendonça

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Review in Frontiers in neuroscience, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Classes of Stem Cells: From Biology to Engineering.Regenerative engineering and translational medicine · 2024
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  7. Circuit formation in the adult brain.The European journal of neuroscience · 2022
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  12. Stem Cell Therapy for Modulating Neuroinflammation in Neuropathic Pain.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Daniel HenriquesCenter for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Ricardo MoreiraCenter for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Jens SchwambornLuxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.
Luís Pereira de AlmeidaCenter for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Liliana S MendonçaCenter for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Brain regenerative strategies through the transplantation of stem cells hold the potential to promote functional rescue of brain lesions caused either by trauma or neurodegenerative diseases. Most of the positive modulations fostered by stem cells are fueled by bystander effects, namely increase of neurotrophic factors levels and reduction of neuroinflammation. Nevertheless, the ultimate goal of cell therapies is to promote cell replacement. Therefore, the ability of stem cells to migrate and differentiate into neurons that later become integrated into the host neuronal network replacing the lost neurons has also been largely explored. However, as most of the preclinical studies demonstrate, there is a small functional integration of graft-derived neurons into host neuronal circuits. Thus, it is mandatory to better study the whole brain cell therapy approach in order to understand what should be better comprehended concerning graft-derived neuronal and glial cells migration and integration before we can expect these therapies to be ready as a viable solution for brain disorder treatment. Therefore, this review discusses the positive mechanisms triggered by cell transplantation into the brain, the limitations of adult brain plasticity that might interfere with the neuroregeneration process, as well as some strategies tested to overcome some of these limitations. It also considers the efforts that have been made by the regulatory authorities to lead to better standardization of preclinical and clinical studies in this field in order to reduce the heterogeneity of the obtained results.

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adult brain plasticitybrainneuronal integration and survivalregulatory frameworkstem cells transplantation

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PMID31802998
PMCPMC6877657

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