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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2022

Regenerating the Injured Spinal Cord at the Chronic Phase by Engineered iPSCs-Derived 3D Neuronal Networks.

Lior Wertheim, Reuven Edri, Yona Goldshmit, Tomer Kagan, Nadav Noor, Angela Ruban, Assaf Shapira, Irit Gat-Viks, Yaniv Assaf, Tal Dvir

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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28citing papers in PubMed
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

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  14. Immediate administration of hTERT-MSCs-IDO1-EVs reduces hypoalbuminemia after spinal cord injury.Veterinary research forum : an international quarterly journal · 2024
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  20. Spinal cord injury: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic interventions.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Lior WertheimShmunis School of Biomedicine and Cancer Research, Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 6997801, Israel.
Reuven EdriShmunis School of Biomedicine and Cancer Research, Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 6997801, Israel.
Yona GoldshmitShmunis School of Biomedicine and Cancer Research, Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 6997801, Israel.
Tomer KaganShmunis School of Biomedicine and Cancer Research, Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 6997801, Israel.
Nadav NoorShmunis School of Biomedicine and Cancer Research, Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 6997801, Israel.
Angela RubanSteyer School of Health Professions, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 6997801, Israel.
Assaf ShapiraShmunis School of Biomedicine and Cancer Research, Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 6997801, Israel.
Irit Gat-ViksShmunis School of Biomedicine and Cancer Research, Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 6997801, Israel.
Yaniv AssafSchool of Neurobiology, Biochemistry and Biophysics, Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 6997801, Israel.
Tal DvirShmunis School of Biomedicine and Cancer Research, Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 6997801, Israel.ORCID 0000-0002-3153-9928
Tel Aviv University · IL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cell therapy using induced pluripotent stem cell-derived neurons is considered a promising approach to regenerate the injured spinal cord (SC). However, the scar formed at the chronic phase is not a permissive microenvironment for cell or biomaterial engraftment or for tissue assembly. Engineering of a functional human neuronal network is now reported by mimicking the embryonic development of the SC in a 3D dynamic biomaterial-based microenvironment. Throughout the in vitro cultivation stage, the system's components have a synergistic effect, providing appropriate cues for SC neurogenesis. While the initial biomaterial supported efficient cell differentiation in 3D, the cells remodeled it to provide an inductive microenvironment for the assembly of functional SC implants. The engineered tissues are characterized for morphology and function, and their therapeutic potential is investigated, revealing improved structural and functional outcomes after acute and chronic SC injuries. Such technology is envisioned to be translated to the clinic to rewire human injured SC.

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Induced Pluripotent Stem CellsSpinal Cord InjuriesBiocompatible MaterialsHumansNeuronsBiocompatible Materials3D neuronal networkchronic phase injurydifferentiationinduced pluripotent stem cellsspinal cord injurytissue engineeringtissue implants

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PMID35128819
PMCPMC9008789
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