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ReviewStem cells translational medicine2021

Potential of mesenchymal stem cells as topical immunomodulatory cell therapies for ocular surface inflammatory disorders.

Lydia J Beeken, Darren S J Ting, Laura E Sidney

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Review in Stem cells translational medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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25citing papers in PubMed
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 7% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lydia J BeekenAcademic Ophthalmology, Division of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Nottingham, Queens Medical Centre Campus, Nottingham, UK.
Darren S J TingAcademic Ophthalmology, Division of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Nottingham, Queens Medical Centre Campus, Nottingham, UK.
Laura E SidneyAcademic Ophthalmology, Division of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Nottingham, Queens Medical Centre Campus, Nottingham, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1466-7597
University of Nottingham · GBQueen's Medical Centre · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ocular surface inflammatory disorders (OSIDs) are a group of highly prevalent, heterogeneous diseases that display a variety of aetiologies and symptoms and are risk factors for serious complications, including ocular and cornea impairment. Corneal inflammation is a common factor of all OSIDs, regardless of their cause or symptoms. Current medications include over-the-counter lubricating eye drops, corticosteroids, and ciclosporin, which either do not treat the corneal inflammation or have been associated with multiple side effects leading to alternative treatments being sought. Regenerative medicine cell therapies, particularly mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), have shown great promise for immunosuppression and disease amelioration across multiple tissues, including the cornea. However, for successful development and clinical translation of MSC therapy for OSIDs, significant problems must be addressed. This review aims to highlight considerations, including whether the source of MSC isolation impacts the efficacy and safety of the therapy, in addition to assessing the feasibility of MSC topical application to the cornea and ocular surface through analysis of potential scaffolds and cell carriers for application to the eye. The literature contains limited data assessing MSCs incorporated into scaffolds for corneal administration, thus here we highlight the necessity of further investigations to truly exploit the potential of an MSC-based cell therapy for the treatment of OSIDs.

Indexed as

Eye DiseasesMesenchymal Stem CellsMesenchymal Stem Cell TransplantationCorneaHumansInflammationcell therapycorneainflammation mediatorsmesenchymal stem cellsregenerative medicine

Identifiers

PMID32896982
PMCPMC7780815
OpenAlexW3083810500

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