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SynthesisTranslational neurodegeneration2020

Transplantation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells improves cognitive deficits and alleviates neuropathology in animal models of Alzheimer's disease: a meta-analytic review on potential mechanisms.

Chuan Qin, Yalan Lu, Kewei Wang, Lin Bai, Guiying Shi, Yiying Huang, Yongning Li

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Synthesis in Translational neurodegeneration, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers.

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46citing papers in PubMed
4.9field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
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

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

46 citing papers in PubMed, 79 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Results and insights from a phase I clinical trial of Lomecel-B for Alzheimer's disease.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2023
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  12. Signs of Alzheimer's Disease: Tied to Aging.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  16. Stem cell therapy offers new hope for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2025
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  19. Crosstalk between bone and brain in Alzheimer's disease: Mechanisms, applications, and perspectives.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Chuan QinInstitute of Laboratory Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Comparative Medical Center, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing Engineering Research Center for Experimental Animal Models of Human Critical Diseases, 5 Panjiayuan Nanli St, Beijing, 100021, China. qinchuan@pumc.edu.cn.
Yalan LuInstitute of Laboratory Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Comparative Medical Center, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing Engineering Research Center for Experimental Animal Models of Human Critical Diseases, 5 Panjiayuan Nanli St, Beijing, 100021, China.
Kewei WangInstitute of Laboratory Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Comparative Medical Center, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing Engineering Research Center for Experimental Animal Models of Human Critical Diseases, 5 Panjiayuan Nanli St, Beijing, 100021, China.
Lin BaiInstitute of Laboratory Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Comparative Medical Center, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing Engineering Research Center for Experimental Animal Models of Human Critical Diseases, 5 Panjiayuan Nanli St, Beijing, 100021, China.
Guiying ShiInstitute of Laboratory Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Comparative Medical Center, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing Engineering Research Center for Experimental Animal Models of Human Critical Diseases, 5 Panjiayuan Nanli St, Beijing, 100021, China.
Yiying HuangInstitute of Laboratory Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Comparative Medical Center, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing Engineering Research Center for Experimental Animal Models of Human Critical Diseases, 5 Panjiayuan Nanli St, Beijing, 100021, China.
Yongning LiDepartment of International Medical Service & Department of Neurosurgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Shuaifuyuan 1, Dong Cheng District, Beijing, 100730, China.
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CNInstitute of Laboratory Animal Science · CNPeking Union Medical College Hospital · CN

Funding

Beijing Natural Science Foundation 517100CAMS Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences 2016-I2M-2-006National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) (CN) 2017YFA0105200
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAlzheimer's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder. Therapeutically, a transplantation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMMSCs) can play a beneficial role in animal models of Alzheimer's disease. However, the relevant mechanism remains to be fully elucidated. MAIN BODY: Subsequent to the transplantation of BMMSCs, memory loss and cognitive impairment were significantly improved in animal models with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Potential mechanisms involved neurogenesis, apoptosis, angiogenesis, inflammation, immunomodulation, etc. The above mechanisms might play different roles at certain stages. It was revealed that the transplantation of BMMSCs could alter some gene levels. Moreover, the differential expression of representative genes was responsible for neuropathological phenotypes in Alzheimer's disease, which could be used to construct gene-specific patterns.

conclusionsMultiple signal pathways involve therapeutic mechanisms by which the transplantation of BMMSCs improves cognitive and behavioral deficits in AD models. Gene expression profile can be utilized to establish statistical regression model for the evaluation of therapeutic effect. The transplantation of autologous BMMSCs maybe a prospective therapy for patients with Alzheimer's disease.

Indexed as

Disease Models, AnimalAlzheimer DiseaseAnimalsBone Marrow TransplantationCognitive DysfunctionHumansMesenchymal Stem Cell TransplantationAlzheimer’s diseaseAmyloid β peptideAnimal modelBone marrow mesenchymal stem cellsCognitive deficitsMemory lossMeta-analysisNeuropathology

Identifiers

PMID32460886
PMCPMC7251864
OpenAlexW3031516283

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