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SynthesisInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Amelogenin-Derived Peptides in Bone Regeneration: A Systematic Review.

Antonino Fiorino, Alessandro Marturano, Giacomo Placella, Edoardo Staderini, Lorena Igual Domingo, Giuliano G Cerulli, Roberto Tiribuzi, Paolo Blasi

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Synthesis 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 14 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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14citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 12% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

8 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Antonino FiorinoDepartment of Dentistry, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, 00168 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7287-7563
Alessandro MarturanoGBR Academy, 50122 Florence, Italy.
Giacomo PlacellaDepartment of Traumatology and Orthopedics, San Raffaele Hospital, 20132 Milan, Italy.
Edoardo StaderiniDepartment of Dentistry, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, 00168 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1339-9172
Lorena Igual DomingoDepartment of Neurosciences, Dentistry Section, University of Padova, 35121 Padova, Italy.
Giuliano G CerulliBiology and Regenerative Medicine Laboratory, Translational Research Institute for the Locomotor System Nicola Cerulli-LPMRI, 52100 Arezzo, Italy.
Roberto TiribuziBiology and Regenerative Medicine Laboratory, Translational Research Institute for the Locomotor System Nicola Cerulli-LPMRI, 52100 Arezzo, Italy.
Paolo BlasiDepartment of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, 40127 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8543-4275
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore · ITAccademia della Crusca · ITUniversity of Bologna · ITUniversity of Padua · ITVita-Salute San Raffaele University · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Amelogenins are enamel matrix proteins currently used to treat bone defects in periodontal surgery. Recent studies have highlighted the relevance of amelogenin-derived peptides, named LRAP, TRAP, SP, and C11, in bone tissue engineering. Interestingly, these peptides seem to maintain or even improve the biological activity of the full-length protein, which has received attention in the field of bone regeneration. In this article, the authors combined a systematic and a narrative review. The former is focused on the existing scientific evidence on LRAP, TRAP, SP, and C11's ability to induce the production of mineralized extracellular matrix, while the latter is concentrated on the structure and function of amelogenin and amelogenin-derived peptides. Overall, the collected data suggest that LRAP and SP are able to induce stromal stem cell differentiation towards osteoblastic phenotypes; specifically, SP seems to be more reliable in bone regenerative approaches due to its osteoinduction and the absence of immunogenicity. However, even if some evidence is convincing, the limited number of studies and the scarcity of in vivo studies force us to wait for further investigations before drawing a solid final statement on the real potential of amelogenin-derived peptides in bone tissue engineering.

Indexed as

AmelogeninAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBiomarkersBone RegenerationCell DifferentiationGene Expression RegulationHumansImmunohistochemistryPeptidesTissue EngineeringTranslational Research, BiomedicalAmelogeninBiomarkersPeptidesamelogenin C11 peptidebiomineralizationbone diseasesLRAPregenerative medicineSPsynthetic peptideTRAP

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PMID34502132
PMCPMC8431254
OpenAlexW3195929440

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