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Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells Derived from Human and Animal Perinatal Tissues-Origins, Characteristics, Signaling Pathways, and Clinical Trials.

Magdalena Kulus, Rafał Sibiak, Katarzyna Stefańska, Maciej Zdun, Maria Wieczorkiewicz, Hanna Piotrowska-Kempisty, Jędrzej M Jaśkowski, Dorota Bukowska, Kornel Ratajczak, Maciej Zabel and 2 more

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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. Cited by 56 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
56citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
7.6field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

56 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 97 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

12 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Magdalena KulusDepartment of Veterinary Surgery, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, 87-100 Torun, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-1098-5627
Rafał SibiakDepartment of Histology and Embryology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-781 Poznan, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-8346-0085
Katarzyna StefańskaDepartment of Histology and Embryology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-781 Poznan, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-8814-4935
Maciej ZdunDepartment of Basic and Preclinical Sciences, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, 87-100 Torun, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-1126-1084
Maria WieczorkiewiczDepartment of Basic and Preclinical Sciences, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, 87-100 Torun, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-4960-2817
Hanna Piotrowska-KempistyDepartment of Basic and Preclinical Sciences, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, 87-100 Torun, Poland.
Jędrzej M JaśkowskiDepartment of Diagnostics and Clinical Sciences, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, 87-100 Torun, Poland.
Dorota BukowskaDepartment of Diagnostics and Clinical Sciences, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, 87-100 Torun, Poland.
Kornel RatajczakDepartment of Veterinary Surgery, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, 87-100 Torun, Poland.
Maciej ZabelDivision of Anatomy and Histology, University of Zielona Gora, 65-046 Zielona Gora, Poland.
Paul MozdziakPrestage Department of Poultry Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1575-3123
Bartosz KempistyDepartment of Veterinary Surgery, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, 87-100 Torun, Poland.
Nicolaus Copernicus University · PLPoznan University of Medical Sciences · PLNorth Carolina State University · USUniversity of Zielona Góra · PL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSCs) are currently one of the most extensively researched fields due to their promising opportunity for use in regenerative medicine. There are many sources of MSCs, of which cells of perinatal origin appear to be an invaluable pool. Compared to embryonic stem cells, they are devoid of ethical conflicts because they are derived from tissues surrounding the fetus and can be safely recovered from medical waste after delivery. Additionally, perinatal MSCs exhibit better self-renewal and differentiation properties than those derived from adult tissues. It is important to consider the anatomy of perinatal tissues and the general description of MSCs, including their isolation, differentiation, and characterization of different types of perinatal MSCs from both animals and humans (placenta, umbilical cord, amniotic fluid). Ultimately, signaling pathways are essential to consider regarding the clinical applications of MSCs. It is important to consider the origin of these cells, referring to the anatomical structure of the organs of origin, when describing the general and specific characteristics of the different types of MSCs as well as the pathways involved in differentiation.

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Regenerative MedicineAmniotic FluidCell DifferentiationCell LineageCell Self RenewalEmbryonic Stem CellsFemaleHumansMesenchymal Stem CellsMesenchymal Stem Cell TransplantationPlacentaPregnancyUmbilical CordMSCs differentiationperinatal mesenchymal stem/stromal cellssignaling pathways

Identifiers

PMID34943786
PMCPMC8699543
OpenAlexW3215846090

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