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ReviewCells2021

The Unique Properties of Placental Mesenchymal Stromal Cells: A Novel Source of Therapy for Congenital and Acquired Spinal Cord Injury.

Edwin S Kulubya, Kaitlin Clark, Dake Hao, Sabrina Lazar, Arash Ghaffari-Rafi, Tejas Karnati, Julius Okudu Ebinu, Marike Zwienenberg, Diana L Farmer, Aijun Wang

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In one paragraph

Review in Cells, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04652908 (Phase 1/2a Trial of Placental Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Repair of Fetal Myelomeningocele), which is not on this map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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13citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

NCT04652908 phase1 / phase2recruitingnot on this map

Phase 1/2a Trial of Placental Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Repair of Fetal Myelomeningocele

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of California, DavisRan2021 to 2027Enrolled55ConditionsMyelomeningoceleArmsPlacental Mesenchymal Stem Cells seeded on a commercially available dural graft extracellular matrix, Untreated contemporaneous cohort
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Placenta as a source of autologous graft in postnatal correction of myelomeningocele.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2024
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  6. Therapeutic potential of extracellular vesicles for treating human pregnancy disorders.Extracellular vesicles and circulating nucleic acids · 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

10 authors.

Edwin S KulubyaDepartment of Surgery, Davis School of Medicine, University of California, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA.
Kaitlin ClarkDepartment of Surgery, Davis School of Medicine, University of California, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA.
Dake HaoDepartment of Surgery, Davis School of Medicine, University of California, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA.
Sabrina LazarDepartment of Surgery, Davis School of Medicine, University of California, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6359-2611
Arash Ghaffari-RafiDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Davis School of Medicine, University of California, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA.
Tejas KarnatiDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Davis School of Medicine, University of California, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA.
Julius Okudu EbinuDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Davis School of Medicine, University of California, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA.
Marike ZwienenbergDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Davis School of Medicine, University of California, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA.
Diana L FarmerDepartment of Surgery, Davis School of Medicine, University of California, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA.
Aijun WangDepartment of Surgery, Davis School of Medicine, University of California, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2985-3627

Funding

UC Davis Clinical and Translational Science CenterUL1TR001860 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI KENYON, NICHOLAS J., LYLES, COURTNEY REES · 2016 to 2025
$47.3M
UC Davis CTSC TL1 Administrative Supplement to Recognize Excellence in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility MentorshipTL1TR001861 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI MEDICI, VALENTINA · 2016 to 2025
$4.7M
California Institute for Regenerative Medicine CLIN1-11404California Institute for Regenerative Medicine CLIN2-12129California Institute for Regenerative Medicine PC1-08103NCATS NIH HHS TL1 TR001861NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001860NIH HHS 1R01NS115860NIH HHS 5R01NS100761Shriners Hospitals for Children 84705-NCA-19Shriners Hospitals for Children 85108-NCA-19Shriners Hospitals for Children 85135-NCA-21
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devasting condition with no reliable treatment. Spina bifida is the most common cause of congenital SCI. Cell-based therapies using mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSCS) have been largely utilized in SCI. Several clinical trials for acquired SCI use adult tissue-derived MSC sources, including bone-marrow, adipose, and umbilical cord tissues. The first stem/stromal cell clinical trial for spina bifida is currently underway (NCT04652908). The trial uses early gestational placental-derived mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (PMSCs) during the fetal repair of myelomeningocele. PMSCs have been shown to exhibit unique neuroprotective, angiogenic, and antioxidant properties, all which are promising applications for SCI. This review will summarize the unique properties and current applications of PMSCs and discuss their therapeutic role for acquired SCI.

Indexed as

Mesenchymal Stem Cell TransplantationBioengineeringClinical Trials as TopicFemaleHumansMesenchymal Stem CellsPlacentaPregnancySpinal Cord Injuriesextracellular vesiclesmesenchymal stromal cellsmyelomeningocelespina bifidaspinal cord injury

Identifiers

PMID34831060
PMCPMC8616037

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