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ReviewWorld journal of stem cells2021

Stem cell-derived biofactors fight against coronavirus infection.

Mohammadreza Ardalan, Leila Chodari, Sepideh Zununi Vahed, Seyed Mahdi Hosseiniyan Khatibi, Aziz Eftekhari, Soodabeh Davaran, Magali Cucchiarini, Leila Roshangar, Elham Ahmadian

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Review in World journal of stem cells, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Mohammadreza ArdalanKidney Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 5166614766, Iran.
Leila ChodariPhysiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia 5715799313, Iran.
Sepideh Zununi VahedKidney Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 5166614766, Iran.
Seyed Mahdi Hosseiniyan KhatibiKidney Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 5166614766, Iran.
Aziz EftekhariDepartment of Toxicology, Maragheh University of Medical Sciences, Maragheh 3453554, Iran.
Soodabeh DavaranDepartment of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 5166614766, Iran.
Magali CucchiariniCenter of Experimental Orthopaedics, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg D-66421, Germany.
Leila RoshangarStem Cell Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 5166614766, Iran.
Elham AhmadianKidney Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 5166614766, Iran. ahmadian.l.h.m@gmail.com.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite various treatment protocols and newly recognized therapeutics, there are no effective treatment approaches against coronavirus disease. New therapeutic strategies including the use of stem cells-derived secretome as a cell-free therapy have been recommended for patients with critical illness. The pro-regenerative, pro-angiogenic, anti-inflammatory, anti-apoptotic, immunomodulatory, and trophic properties of stem cells-derived secretome, extracellular vesicles (EVs), and bioactive factors have made them suitable candidates for respiratory tract regeneration in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients. EVs including microvesicles and exosomes can be applied for communication at the intercellular level due to their abilities in the long-distance transfer of biological messages such as mRNAs, growth factors, transcription factors, microRNAs, and cytokines, and therefore, simulate the specifications of the parent cell, influencing target cells upon internalization and/or binding. EVs exhibit both anti-inflammatory and tolerogenic immune responses by regulation of proliferation, polarization, activation, and migration of different immune cells. Due to effective immunomodulatory and high safety including a minimum risk of immunogenicity and tumorigenicity, mesenchymal stem cell (MSC)-EVs are more preferable to MSC-based therapies. Thus, as an endogenous repair and inflammation-reducing agent, MSC-EVs could be used against COVID-19 induced morbidity and mortality after further mechanistic and preclinical/clinical investigations. This review is focused on the therapeutic perspective of the secretome of stem cells in alleviating the cytokine storm and organ injury in COVID-19 patients.

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BiofactorsCOVID-19ExosomeMesenchymal stem cellSecretomeStem cell

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PMCPMC8727231

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