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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2021

Regulation of Inflammatory Cytokine Storms by Mesenchymal Stem Cells.

Lu Wang, Yun Li, Moyan Xu, Zihui Deng, Yan Zhao, Mengmeng Yang, Yuyan Liu, Rui Yuan, Yan Sun, Hao Zhang and 3 more

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
36citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
5.5field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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

36 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 55 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. WNT4 reprograms dental pulp stem cells to resist PANoptosis and rebuild neurogenic potential for facial nerve injury repair.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2026
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  9. Impact of sepsis on bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells and its implications for hematopoiesis and immunosuppression.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 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

13 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Lu WangMedical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China.
Yun LiMedical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China.
Moyan XuHealth Care Office, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Zihui DengDepartment of Basic Medicine, Graduate School, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Yan ZhaoDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, The First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Mengmeng YangDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, The First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Yuyan LiuMedical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China.
Rui YuanMedical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China.
Yan SunSchool of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Hao ZhangInstitute of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, China.
Heming WangScientific Research Center, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China.
Zhirong QianScientific Research Center, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China.
Hongjun KangMedical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China.
Chinese PLA General Hospital · CNPLA Academy of Military Science · CNSun Yat-sen University · CNCapital Medical University · CNGuangdong University of Technology · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been widely used in preclinical and clinical trials for various diseases and have shown great potential in the treatment of sepsis and coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Inflammatory factors play vital roles in the pathogenesis of diseases. The interaction between inflammatory factors is extremely complex. Once the dynamics of inflammatory factors are unbalanced, inflammatory responses and cytokine storm syndrome develop, leading to disease exacerbation and even death. Stem cells have become ideal candidates for the treatment of such diseases due to their immunosuppressive and anti-inflammatory properties. However, the mechanisms by which stem cells affect inflammation and immune regulation are still unclear. This article discusses the therapeutic mechanism and potential value of MSCs in the treatment of sepsis and the novel COVID-19, outlines how MSCs mediate innate and acquired immunity at both the cellular and molecular levels, and described the anti-inflammatory mechanisms and related molecular pathways. Finally, we review the safety and efficacy of stem cell therapy in these two diseases at the preclinical and clinical levels.

Indexed as

Mesenchymal Stem Cell TransplantationCell- and Tissue-Based TherapyCOVID-19Cytokine Release SyndromeHumansMesenchymal Stem CellsRespiratory Distress SyndromeSARS-CoV-2COVID-19cytokine storm syndromeimmune systemmesenchymal stem cellssepsis

Identifiers

PMID34394132
PMCPMC8358430
OpenAlexW3190317852

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