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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Roles of Enteric Neural Stem Cell Niche and Enteric Nervous System Development in Hirschsprung Disease.

Yue Ji, Paul Kwong-Hang Tam, Clara Sze-Man Tang

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Review 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 25 papers.

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25citing papers in PubMed
3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Aberrant Expressions ofCurrent pediatric reviews · 2026
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  5. Enteric nervous system as a therapeutic target in gastrointestinal disorders.World journal of gastrointestinal pharmacology and therapeutics · 2025
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  11. Imaging the enteric nervous system.Frontiers in neuroanatomy · 2025
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  14. Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yue JiLi Dak-Sum Research Centre, The University of Hong Kong-Karolinska Institutet Collaboration in Regenerative Medicine, Hong Kong, China.
Paul Kwong-Hang TamLi Dak-Sum Research Centre, The University of Hong Kong-Karolinska Institutet Collaboration in Regenerative Medicine, Hong Kong, China.
Clara Sze-Man TangLi Dak-Sum Research Centre, The University of Hong Kong-Karolinska Institutet Collaboration in Regenerative Medicine, Hong Kong, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0265-2638
University of Hong Kong · HK

Funding

Commissioned Paediatric Research at Hong Kong Children's Hospital PR-HKU-1General Research Fund 17113420Health and Medical Research Fund 06171636Theme-Based Research Scheme T12C-714/14-R
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The development of the enteric nervous system (ENS) is highly modulated by the synchronized interaction between the enteric neural crest cells (ENCCs) and the neural stem cell niche comprising the gut microenvironment. Genetic defects dysregulating the cellular behaviour(s) of the ENCCs result in incomplete innervation and hence ENS dysfunction. Hirschsprung disease (HSCR) is a rare complex neurocristopathy in which the enteric neural crest-derived cells fail to colonize the distal colon. In addition to ENS defects, increasing evidence suggests that HSCR patients may have intrinsic defects in the niche impairing the extracellular matrix (ECM)-cell interaction and/or dysregulating the cellular niche factors necessary for controlling stem cell behaviour. The niche defects in patients may compromise the regenerative capacity of the stem cell-based therapy and advocate for drug- and niche-based therapies as complementary therapeutic strategies to alleviate/enhance niche-cell interaction. Here, we provide a summary of the current understandings of the role of the enteric neural stem cell niche in modulating the development of the ENS and in the pathogenesis of HSCR. Deciphering the contribution of the niche to HSCR may provide important implications to the development of regenerative medicine for HSCR.

Indexed as

Stem Cell NicheAnimalsBiomarkersCell DifferentiationDisease ManagementDisease SusceptibilityEndothelin-3Enteric Nervous SystemGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGlial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic FactorHirschsprung DiseaseHumansNeural CrestNeural Stem CellsReceptor, Endothelin BRegenerative MedicineBiomarkersEDN3 protein, humanEDNRB protein, humanEndothelin-3Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic FactorReceptor, Endothelin Benteric nervous systementeric neural crest cellsextra-cellular matrixHirschsprung diseaseneural stem cell nicheregenerative medicine

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PMID34575824
PMCPMC8465795
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