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ReviewJournal of cellular physiology2022

Adult stem cell niches for tissue homeostasis.

Giuliana Mannino, Cristina Russo, Grazia Maugeri, Giuseppe Musumeci, Nunzio Vicario, Daniele Tibullo, Rosario Giuffrida, Rosalba Parenti, Debora Lo Furno

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Review in Journal of cellular physiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 68 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
68citing papers in PubMed
10.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

68 citing papers in PubMed, 113 citations in OpenAlex.

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8 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Giuliana ManninoDepartment of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9777-4154
Cristina RussoDepartment of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6709-4537
Grazia MaugeriDepartment of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0173-4885
Giuseppe MusumeciDepartment of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8260-8890
Nunzio VicarioDepartment of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5934-3962
Daniele TibulloDepartment of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4416-8556
Rosario GiuffridaDepartment of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7494-3675
Rosalba ParentiDepartment of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1614-4696
Debora Lo FurnoDepartment of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1971-8990
University of Catania · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adult stem cells are fundamental to maintain tissue homeostasis, growth, and regeneration. They reside in specialized environments called niches. Following activating signals, they proliferate and differentiate into functional cells that are able to preserve tissue physiology, either to guarantee normal turnover or to counteract tissue damage caused by injury or disease. Multiple interactions occur within the niche between stem cell-intrinsic factors, supporting cells, the extracellular matrix, and signaling pathways. Altogether, these interactions govern cell fate, preserving the stem cell pool, and regulating stem cell proliferation and differentiation. Based on their response to body needs, tissues can be largely classified into three main categories: tissues that even in normal conditions are characterized by an impressive turnover to replace rapidly exhausting cells (blood, epidermis, or intestinal epithelium); tissues that normally require only a basal cell replacement, though able to efficiently respond to increased tissue needs, injury, or disease (skeletal muscle); tissues that are equipped with less powerful stem cell niches, whose repairing ability is not able to overcome severe damage (heart or nervous tissue). The purpose of this review is to describe the main characteristics of stem cell niches in these different tissues, highlighting the various components influencing stem cell activity. Although much has been done, more work is needed to further increase our knowledge of niche interactions. This would be important not only to shed light on this fundamental chapter of human physiology but also to help the development of cell-based strategies for clinical therapeutic applications, especially when other approaches fail.

Indexed as

Adult Stem CellsStem Cell NicheAdultCell DifferentiationHomeostasisHumansStem Cellsbone marrowcentral nervous systemheartskeletal muscleskinstem cell nichestissue homeostasis

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PMID34435361
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