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ReviewWorld journal of stem cells2021

Mesenchymal stem cell-derived small extracellular vesicles in the treatment of human diseases: Progress and prospect.

Jie Shi, Yu-Chen Zhao, Zhi-Fang Niu, Hao-Jun Fan, Shi-Ke Hou, Xiao-Qin Guo, Lu Sang, Qi Lv

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Review in World journal of stem cells, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
32citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.4field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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

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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

32 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 63 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

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jie ShiInstitute of Disaster Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
Yu-Chen ZhaoInstitute of Disaster Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
Zhi-Fang NiuGeneral Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300052, China.
Hao-Jun FanInstitute of Disaster Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
Shi-Ke HouInstitute of Disaster Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
Xiao-Qin GuoInstitute of Disaster Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
Lu SangInstitute of Disaster Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
Qi LvInstitute of Disaster Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
Tianjin University · CNTianjin Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are self-renewing, multipotent cells that could differentiate into multiple tissues. MSC-based therapy has become an attractive and promising strategy for treating human diseases through immune regulation and tissue repair. However, accumulating data have indicated that MSC-based therapeutic effects are mainly attributed to the properties of the MSC-sourced secretome, especially small extracellular vesicles (sEVs). sEVs are signaling vehicles in intercellular communication in normal or pathological conditions. sEVs contain natural contents, such as proteins, mRNA, and microRNAs, and transfer these functional contents to adjacent cells or distant cells through the circulatory system. MSC-sEVs have drawn much attention as attractive agents for treating multiple diseases. The properties of MSC-sEVs include stability in circulation, good biocompatibility, and low toxicity and immunogenicity. Moreover, emerging evidence has shown that MSC-sEVs have equal or even better treatment efficacies than MSCs in many kinds of disease. This review summarizes the current research efforts on the use of MSC-sEVs in the treatment of human diseases and the existing challenges in their application from lab to clinical practice that need to be considered.

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ExosomesHuman diseasesMesenchymal stem cellsProspectsSmall extracellular vesiclesTherapeutics

Identifiers

PMID33584979
PMCPMC7859991
OpenAlexW3123407286

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