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ReviewCytotherapy2021

Stem cell therapy in coronavirus disease 2019: current evidence and future potential.

Rohit Shetty, Ponnalagu Murugeswari, Koushik Chakrabarty, Chaitra Jayadev, Himanshu Matalia, Arkasubhra Ghosh, Debashish Das

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Review in Cytotherapy, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 19% 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

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 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

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rohit ShettyDepartment of Cornea and Refractive Surgery, Narayana Nethralaya Eye Institute, Bangalore, India.
Ponnalagu MurugeswariStem Cell Research Laboratory, GROW Laboratory, Narayana Nethralaya Foundation, Bangalore, India.
Koushik ChakrabartyGROW Laboratory, Narayana Nethralaya Foundation, Bangalore, India.
Chaitra JayadevDepartment of Vitreo-Retinal Surgery, Narayana Nethralaya Eye Institute, Bangalore, India.
Himanshu MataliaDepartment of Cornea and Refractive Surgery, Narayana Nethralaya Eye Institute, Bangalore, India.
Arkasubhra GhoshGROW Laboratory, Narayana Nethralaya Foundation, Bangalore, India.
Debashish DasStem Cell Research Laboratory, GROW Laboratory, Narayana Nethralaya Foundation, Bangalore, India. Electronic address: dasdebashish@yahoo.co.uk.
Narayana Nethralaya · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The end of 2019 saw the beginning of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic that soared in 2020, affecting 215 countries worldwide, with no signs of abating. In an effort to contain the spread of the disease and treat the infected, researchers are racing against several odds to find an effective solution. The unavailability of timely and affordable or definitive treatment has caused significant morbidity and mortality. Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) caused by an unregulated host inflammatory response toward the viral infection, followed by multi-organ dysfunction or failure, is one of the primary causes of death in severe cases of COVID-19 infection. Currently, empirical management of respiratory and hematological manifestations along with anti-viral agents is being used to treat the infection. The quest is on for both a vaccine and a more definitive management protocol to curtail the spread. Researchers and clinicians are also exploring the possibility of using cell therapy for severe cases of COVID-19 with ARDS. Mesenchymal stromal cells are known to have immunomodulatory properties and have previously been used to treat viral infections. This review explores the potential of mesenchymal stromal cells as cell therapy for ARDS.

Indexed as

PandemicsSARS-CoV-2AnimalsClinical Trials as TopicComorbidityCOVID-19HumansImmunomodulationMesenchymal Stem CellsMesenchymal Stem Cell TransplantationRespiratory Distress SyndromeTreatment Outcome

Identifiers

PMID33257213
PMCPMC7649634
OpenAlexW3100159691

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Registered trials

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