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Extracellular Vesicles from Mesenchymal Stem Cells as Potential Treatments for Osteoarthritis.

Nur Azira Mohd Noor, Asma Abdullah Nurul, Muhammad Rajaei Ahmad Mohd Zain, Wan Khairunnisaa Wan Nor Aduni, Maryam Azlan

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Review in Cells, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
25citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
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

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

25 citing papers in PubMed, 37 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

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nur Azira Mohd NoorSchool of Health Sciences, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Kelantan, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0001-8393-6880
Asma Abdullah NurulSchool of Health Sciences, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Kelantan, Malaysia.
Muhammad Rajaei Ahmad Mohd ZainDepartment of Orthopaedics, School of Medical Sciences, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Kelantan, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-1784-5558
Wan Khairunnisaa Wan Nor AduniSchool of Health Sciences, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Kelantan, Malaysia.
Maryam AzlanSchool of Health Sciences, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Kelantan, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-8320-9787
Universiti Sains Malaysia · MY

Funding

Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS), Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia 203.PPSK.6171255
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic degenerative disorder of the joint and its prevalence and severity is increasing owing to ageing of the population. Osteoarthritis is characterized by the degradation of articular cartilage and remodeling of the underlying bone. There is little understanding of the cellular and molecular processes involved in pathophysiology of OA. Currently the treatment for OA is limited to painkillers and anti-inflammatory drugs, which only treat the symptoms. Some patients may also undergo surgical procedures to replace the damaged joints. Extracellular vesicles (EV) play an important role in intercellular communications and their concentration is elevated in the joints of OA patients, although their mechanism is unclear. Extracellular vesicles are naturally released by cells and they carry their origin cell information to be delivered to target cells. On the other hand, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are highly proliferative and have a great potential in cartilage regeneration. In this review, we provide an overview of the current OA treatments and their limitations. We also discuss the role of EV in OA pathophysiology. Finally, we highlight the therapeutic potential of MSC-derived EV in OA and their challenges.

Indexed as

Cartilage, ArticularChondrocytesExosomesExtracellular VesiclesHumansMesenchymal Stem CellsOsteoarthritischondrocytesexosomesextracellular vesiclesmesenchymal stem cellsosteoarthritis

Identifiers

PMID34067325
PMCPMC8224601
OpenAlexW3164767201

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