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ReviewGlia2021

Glial restricted precursor cells in central nervous system disorders: Current applications and future perspectives.

Joana Martins-Macedo, Angelo C Lepore, Helena S Domingues, António J Salgado, Eduardo D Gomes, Luísa Pinto

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Review in Glia, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
18citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
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, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

6 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Joana Martins-MacedoLife and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-0442-927X
Angelo C LeporeDepartment of Neuroscience, Vickie and Jack Farber Institute for Neuroscience, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5956-6135
Helena S DominguesLife and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-1230-2682
António J SalgadoLife and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-3806-9823
Eduardo D GomesLife and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-3179-1741
Luísa PintoLife and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-7724-0446
University of Minho · PTMetropolitan University · BDThomas Jefferson University · US

Funding

Respiratory Motor Neuron Protection Following Cervical Spinal Cord InjuryR01NS079702 · NINDS · THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY · PI Angelo C. Lepore · 2013 to 2026
$6.0M
Exploring the EphB2-NMDA receptor interaction in spinal cord injury-induced neuropathic painR01NS110385 · NINDS · THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY · PI MANUEL L COVARRUBIAS, Matthew B Dalva · 2018 to 2026
$4.4M
NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS079702NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS110385
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The crosstalk between glial cells and neurons represents an exceptional feature for maintaining the normal function of the central nervous system (CNS). Increasing evidence has revealed the importance of glial progenitor cells in adult neurogenesis, reestablishment of cellular pools, neuroregeneration, and axonal (re)myelination. Several types of glial progenitors have been described, as well as their potentialities for recovering the CNS from certain traumas or pathologies. Among these precursors, glial-restricted precursor cells (GRPs) are considered the earliest glial progenitors and exhibit tripotency for both Type I/II astrocytes and oligodendrocytes. GRPs have been derived from embryos and embryonic stem cells in animal models and have maintained their capacity for self-renewal. Despite the relatively limited knowledge regarding the isolation, characterization, and function of these progenitors, GRPs are promising candidates for transplantation therapy and reestablishment/repair of CNS functions in neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders, as well as in traumatic injuries. Herein, we review the definition, isolation, characterization and potentialities of GRPs as cell-based therapies in different neurological conditions. We briefly discuss the implications of using GRPs in CNS regenerative medicine and their possible application in a clinical setting. MAIN POINTS: GRPs are progenitors present in the CNS with differentiation potential restricted to the glial lineage. These cells have been employed in the treatment of a myriad of neurodegenerative and traumatic pathologies, accompanied by promising results, herein reviewed.

Indexed as

Central Nervous System DiseasesNeurogliaAnimalsCell DifferentiationNeuronsStem Cellsbrain pathologiescentral nervous systemdemyelinating diseasesglial restricted precursor cellsspinal cord injury

Identifiers

PMID33052610
PMCPMC7857417
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