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ReviewTissue engineering and regenerative medicine2021

Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation for Ischemic Diseases: Mechanisms and Challenges.

Thi-Tuong Van Nguyen, Ngoc Bich Vu, Phuc Van Pham

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Review in Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24citing papers in PubMed
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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

24 citing papers in PubMed, 48 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 1 institution in 1 country.

Thi-Tuong Van NguyenStem Cell Institute, University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.
Ngoc Bich VuStem Cell Institute, University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4447-9212
Phuc Van PhamStem Cell Institute, University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam. pvphuc@hcmus.edu.vn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7254-0717
Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City · VN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ischemic diseases are conditions associated with the restriction or blockage of blood supply to specific tissues. These conditions can cause moderate to severe complications in patients, and can lead to permanent disabilities. Since they are blood vessel-related diseases, ischemic diseases are usually treated with endothelial cells or endothelial progenitor cells that can regenerate new blood vessels. However, in recent years, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have shown potent bioeffects on angiogenesis, thus playing a role in blood regeneration. Indeed, MSCs can trigger angiogenesis at ischemic sites by several mechanisms related to their trans-differentiation potential. These mechanisms include inhibition of apoptosis, stimulation of angiogenesis via angiogenic growth factors, and regulation of immune responses, as well as regulation of scarring to suppress blood vessel regeneration when needed. However, preclinical and clinical trials of MSC transplantation in ischemic diseases have shown some limitations in terms of treatment efficacy. Such studies have emphasized the current challenges of MSC-based therapies. Treatment efficacy could be enhanced if the limitations were better understood and potentially resolved. This review will summarize some of the strategies by which MSCs have been utilized for ischemic disease treatment, and will highlight some challenges of those applications as well as suggesting some strategies to improve treatment efficacy.

Indexed as

Mesenchymal Stem CellsMesenchymal Stem Cell TransplantationEndothelial CellsHumansIschemiaRegenerationBlood regeneration and angiogenesisIschemic diseasesMesenchymal stem cells

Identifiers

PMID33884577
PMCPMC8325739
OpenAlexW3156133721

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