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ReviewStem cells translational medicine2021

Allogeneic mesenchymal stromal cells for cartilage regeneration: A review of in vitro evaluation, clinical experience, and translational opportunities.

Ellison D Aldrich, Xiaolin Cui, Caroline A Murphy, Khoon S Lim, Gary J Hooper, C Wayne McIlwraith, Tim B F Woodfield

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Review in Stem cells translational medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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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

19 citing papers in PubMed.

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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.

Ellison D AldrichChristchurch Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering (CReaTE) Group, Department of Orthopedic Surgery & Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0002-9921-9744
Xiaolin CuiChristchurch Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering (CReaTE) Group, Department of Orthopedic Surgery & Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0001-5118-0169
Caroline A MurphyChristchurch Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering (CReaTE) Group, Department of Orthopedic Surgery & Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0003-2488-1351
Khoon S LimChristchurch Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering (CReaTE) Group, Department of Orthopedic Surgery & Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0002-2486-196X
Gary J HooperChristchurch Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering (CReaTE) Group, Department of Orthopedic Surgery & Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0002-3424-5773
C Wayne McIlwraithOrthopedic Research Center, C. Wayne McIlwraith Translational Medicine Institute, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7302-2265
Tim B F WoodfieldChristchurch Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering (CReaTE) Group, Department of Orthopedic Surgery & Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0002-5428-7575

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The paracrine signaling, immunogenic properties and possible applications of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) for cartilage tissue engineering and regenerative medicine therapies have been investigated through numerous in vitro, animal model and clinical studies. The emerging knowledge largely supports the concept of MSCs as signaling and modulatory cells, exerting their influence through trophic and immune mediation rather than as a cell replacement therapy. The virtues of allogeneic cells as a ready-to-use product with well-defined characteristics of cell surface marker expression, proliferative ability, and differentiation capacity are well established. With clinical applications in mind, a greater focus on allogeneic cell sources is evident, and this review summarizes the latest published and upcoming clinical trials focused on cartilage regeneration adopting allogeneic and autologous cell sources. Moreover, we review the current understanding of immune modulatory mechanisms and the role of trophic factors in articular chondrocyte-MSC interactions that offer feasible targets for evaluating MSC activity in vivo within the intra-articular environment. Furthermore, bringing labeling and tracking techniques to the clinical setting, while inherently challenging, will be extremely informative as clinicians and researchers seek to bolster the case for the safety and efficacy of allogeneic MSCs. We therefore review multiple promising approaches for cell tracking and labeling, including both chimerism studies and imaging-based techniques, that have been widely explored in vitro and in animal models. Understanding the distribution and persistence of transplanted MSCs is necessary to fully realize their potential in cartilage regeneration techniques and tissue engineering applications.

Indexed as

Cartilage, ArticularHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationMesenchymal Stem CellsMesenchymal Stem Cell TransplantationAnimalsCell DifferentiationChondrogenesisTissue Engineeringallogeneiccartilage regenerationchondrogenesismesenchymal stromal cellstissue engineeringumbilical cord blood

Identifiers

PMID34387402
PMCPMC8550704

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