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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Made to Measure: Patient-Tailored Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis Using Cell-Based Therapies.

Inez Wens, Ibo Janssens, Judith Derdelinckx, Megha Meena, Barbara Willekens, Nathalie Cools

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 27% 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

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Natural killer cells in multiple sclerosis: foe or friends?Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2025
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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

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Inez WensLaboratory of Experimental Hematology, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute (Vaxinfectio), University of Antwerp, Middelheimlaan 1, B-2020 Antwerpen, Belgium.
Ibo JanssensLaboratory of Experimental Hematology, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute (Vaxinfectio), University of Antwerp, Middelheimlaan 1, B-2020 Antwerpen, Belgium.
Judith DerdelinckxLaboratory of Experimental Hematology, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute (Vaxinfectio), University of Antwerp, Middelheimlaan 1, B-2020 Antwerpen, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-0898-1432
Megha MeenaLaboratory of Experimental Hematology, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute (Vaxinfectio), University of Antwerp, Middelheimlaan 1, B-2020 Antwerpen, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-5857-8583
Barbara WillekensLaboratory of Experimental Hematology, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute (Vaxinfectio), University of Antwerp, Middelheimlaan 1, B-2020 Antwerpen, Belgium.
Nathalie CoolsLaboratory of Experimental Hematology, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute (Vaxinfectio), University of Antwerp, Middelheimlaan 1, B-2020 Antwerpen, Belgium.
University of Antwerp · BE

Funding

Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek 1701919NFonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek 1S37319NFonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek G049320NHorizon 2020 779316
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Currently, there is still no cure for multiple sclerosis (MS), which is an autoimmune and neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system. Treatment options predominantly consist of drugs that affect adaptive immunity and lead to a reduction of the inflammatory disease activity. A broad range of possible cell-based therapeutic options are being explored in the treatment of autoimmune diseases, including MS. This review aims to provide an overview of recent and future advances in the development of cell-based treatment options for the induction of tolerance in MS. Here, we will focus on haematopoietic stem cells, mesenchymal stromal cells, regulatory T cells and dendritic cells. We will also focus on less familiar cell types that are used in cell therapy, including B cells, natural killer cells and peripheral blood mononuclear cells. We will address key issues regarding the depicted therapies and highlight the major challenges that lie ahead to successfully reverse autoimmune diseases, such as MS, while minimising the side effects. Although cell-based therapies are well known and used in the treatment of several cancers, cell-based treatment options hold promise for the future treatment of autoimmune diseases in general, and MS in particular.

Indexed as

Precision MedicineCell- and Tissue-Based TherapyHumansMultiple Sclerosiscell-based therapymultiple sclerosistolerance

Identifiers

PMID34299154
PMCPMC8304207
OpenAlexW3178526572

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