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ReviewBiomolecules2021

Macrophages and Stem Cells-Two to Tango for Tissue Repair?

Emilia Manole, Cristina Niculite, Ioana Maria Lambrescu, Gisela Gaina, Octavian Ioghen, Laura Cristina Ceafalan, Mihail Eugen Hinescu

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Review in Biomolecules, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
17citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 16% 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

17 citing papers in PubMed, 28 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 3 institutions in 1 country.

Emilia ManoleCell Biology, Neurosciences and Experimental Myology Laboratory, Victor Babeș Institute of Pathology, 050096 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-5954-2611
Cristina NiculiteCell Biology, Neurosciences and Experimental Myology Laboratory, Victor Babeș Institute of Pathology, 050096 Bucharest, Romania.
Ioana Maria LambrescuCell Biology, Neurosciences and Experimental Myology Laboratory, Victor Babeș Institute of Pathology, 050096 Bucharest, Romania.
Gisela GainaCell Biology, Neurosciences and Experimental Myology Laboratory, Victor Babeș Institute of Pathology, 050096 Bucharest, Romania.
Octavian IoghenCell Biology, Neurosciences and Experimental Myology Laboratory, Victor Babeș Institute of Pathology, 050096 Bucharest, Romania.
Laura Cristina CeafalanCell Biology, Neurosciences and Experimental Myology Laboratory, Victor Babeș Institute of Pathology, 050096 Bucharest, Romania.
Mihail Eugen HinescuCell Biology, Neurosciences and Experimental Myology Laboratory, Victor Babeș Institute of Pathology, 050096 Bucharest, Romania.
Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy · ROInstitutul National Victor Babes · ROUniversity of Bucharest · RO

Funding

Romanian Ministry of Research and Innovation PN 19.29.02.01
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Macrophages (MCs) are present in all tissues, not only supporting homeostasis, but also playing an important role in organogenesis, post-injury regeneration, and diseases. They are a heterogeneous cell population due to their origin, tissue specificity, and polarization in response to aggression factors, depending on environmental cues. Thus, as pro-inflammatory M1 phagocytic MCs, they contribute to tissue damage and even fibrosis, but the anti-inflammatory M2 phenotype participates in repairing processes and wound healing through a molecular interplay with most cells in adult stem cell niches. In this review, we emphasize MC phenotypic heterogeneity in health and disease, highlighting their systemic and systematic contribution to tissue homeostasis and repair. Unraveling the intervention of both resident and migrated MCs on the behavior of stem cells and the regulation of the stem cell niche is crucial for opening new perspectives for novel therapeutic strategies in different diseases.

Indexed as

Wound HealingAnimalsCell MovementCell PolarityHomeostasisHumansMacrophagesOrgan SpecificityPhenotypeStem Cellsmacrophagestem cellstem cell nichetissue regeneration

Identifiers

PMID34066618
PMCPMC8148606
OpenAlexW3157747221

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Registered trials

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