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ArticleStem cell research & therapy2020

Autologous bone marrow-derived mononuclear cell therapy in three patients with severe asthma.

Fabio S Aguiar, André S Melo, Ana Maria S Araújo, Alexandre P Cardoso, Sergio Augusto L de Souza, Miquéias Lopes-Pacheco, Fernanda F Cruz, Debora G Xisto, Karina D Asensi, Lanuza Faccioli and 7 more

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Article in Stem cell research & therapy, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Fabio S AguiarInstitute of Thoracic Medicine, Clementino Fraga Filho University Hospital, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
André S MeloInstitute of Thoracic Medicine, Clementino Fraga Filho University Hospital, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Ana Maria S AraújoInstitute of Thoracic Medicine, Clementino Fraga Filho University Hospital, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Alexandre P CardosoInstitute of Thoracic Medicine, Clementino Fraga Filho University Hospital, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Sergio Augusto L de SouzaDepartment of Radiology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Miquéias Lopes-PachecoLaboratory of Pulmonary Investigation, Carlos Chagas Filho Biophysics Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Fernanda F CruzLaboratory of Pulmonary Investigation, Carlos Chagas Filho Biophysics Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Debora G XistoLaboratory of Pulmonary Investigation, Carlos Chagas Filho Biophysics Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Karina D AsensiNational Institute of Science and Technology for Regenerative Medicine, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Lanuza FaccioliNational Institute of Science and Technology for Regenerative Medicine, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Anna Beatriz S SalgadoDepartment of Clinical Hematology, Clementino Fraga Filho University Hospital, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Maria Carolina P P LandesmannDepartment of Radiology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Regina C S GoldenbergNational Institute of Science and Technology for Regenerative Medicine, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Bianca GutfilenDepartment of Radiology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Marcelo M MoralesNational Institute of Science and Technology for Regenerative Medicine, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Patricia R M RoccoLaboratory of Pulmonary Investigation, Carlos Chagas Filho Biophysics Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. prmrocco@gmail.com.
Jose R Lapa E SilvaInstitute of Thoracic Medicine, Clementino Fraga Filho University Hospital, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro · BRHospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho · BRNational Institute of Science and Technology in Regenerative Medicine · BRCzech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Biophysics · CZ

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDespite recent advances in understanding its pathophysiology and development of novel therapies, asthma remains a serious public health issue worldwide. Combination therapy with inhaled corticosteroids and long-acting β

methodsThis is a case series of three patients who presented severe asthma, unresponsive to conventional therapy and omalizumab. They received a single intravenous dose of autologous BMMCs (2 × 10

resultsAll patients completed the follow-up protocol. No serious adverse events attributable to BMMC transplantation were observed during or after the procedure. Lung function remained stable throughout. A slight increase in ventilation of the right lung was observed on day 120 after BMMC transplantation in one patient. All three patients reported improvement in quality of life in the early post-procedure course.

conclusionsThis paper described for the first time the effects of BMMC therapy in patients with severe asthma, providing a basis for subsequent trials to assess the efficacy of this therapy.

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AsthmaQuality of LifeAdrenal Cortex HormonesBone MarrowBone Marrow TransplantationHumansAdrenal Cortex HormonesAsthmaAutologous transplantationBone marrow mononuclear cellsCell therapyLung

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PMID32357905
PMCPMC7193384
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