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ReviewCells2021

Diversity of Adult Neural Stem and Progenitor Cells in Physiology and Disease.

Zachary Finkel, Fatima Esteban, Brianna Rodriguez, Tianyue Fu, Xin Ai, Li Cai

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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 31 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
31citing papers in PubMed
3.8field-weighted citation impact, top 6% 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

31 citing papers in PubMed, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. Personalized Stem Cell-Based Regeneration in Spinal Cord Injury Care.International journal of molecular sciences · 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.

Zachary FinkelDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA.
Fatima EstebanDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA.
Brianna RodriguezDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA.
Tianyue FuDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA.
Xin AiDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA.
Li CaiDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA.
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · US

Funding

UMDNJ-RUTGERS UNIVERSITY PIPELINE PROGRAMR25GM055145 · NIGMS · UNIV OF MED/DENT NJ-R W JOHNSON MED SCH · PI HAIMOVICH, BEATRICE, LANGER, JEROME ALAN · 1996 to 2020
$8.7M
IMSD at Rutgers - New Brunswick (Renewal)T32GM139804 · NIGMS · RUTGERS BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES · PI Brian Daniels, JAMES H. MILLONIG · 2021 to 2026
$2.9M
NIGMS NIH HHS R25 GM055145NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM139804
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adult neural stem and progenitor cells (NSPCs) contribute to learning, memory, maintenance of homeostasis, energy metabolism and many other essential processes. They are highly heterogeneous populations that require input from a regionally distinct microenvironment including a mix of neurons, oligodendrocytes, astrocytes, ependymal cells, NG2+ glia, vasculature, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), and others. The diversity of NSPCs is present in all three major parts of the CNS, i.e., the brain, spinal cord, and retina. Intrinsic and extrinsic signals, e.g., neurotrophic and growth factors, master transcription factors, and mechanical properties of the extracellular matrix (ECM), collectively regulate activities and characteristics of NSPCs: quiescence/survival, proliferation, migration, differentiation, and integration. This review discusses the heterogeneous NSPC populations in the normal physiology and highlights their potentials and roles in injured/diseased states for regenerative medicine.

Indexed as

Adult Stem CellsAnimalsAntigensCell DifferentiationChondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycan 4EpendymaHumansNeural Stem CellsNeurodegenerative DiseasesProteoglycansRegenerative MedicineSpinal Cord InjuriesAntigensChondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycan 4Proteoglycanscentral nervous system (CNS)ependymal cellsneural stem and progenitor cells (NSPC)neurodegenerative diseasesNG2+ cellsregenerative medicineretina injuryspinal cord injury (SCI)traumatic brain injury (TBI)

Identifiers

PMID34440814
PMCPMC8392301
OpenAlexW3170573819

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