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SynthesisStem cells translational medicine2022

Neural Stem/Progenitor Cell Transplantation in Parkinson's Rodent Animals: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review.

Yifeng Zheng, Jun Zhou, Yisai Wang, Fanfan Fan, Shengwen Liu, Yu Wang

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Synthesis in Stem cells translational medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 authors.

Yifeng ZhengDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
Jun ZhouDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
Yisai WangDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA.
Fanfan FanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
Shengwen LiuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
Yu WangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-3385-4964

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The effects of neural stem/progenitor cells (NSPCs) have been extensively evaluated by multiple studies in animal models of Parkinson's disease (PD), but the therapeutic efficacy was inconsistent. Here, we searched 4 databases (PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and Web of Science) and performed a meta-analysis to estimate the therapeutic effects of unmodified NSPCs on neurological deficits in rodent animal models of PD. Data on study quality score, behavioral outcomes (apomorphine or amphetamine-induced rotation and limb function), histological outcome (densitometry of TH+ staining in the SNpc), and cell therapy-related severe adverse events were extracted for meta-analysis and systematic review. Twenty-one studies with a median quality score of 6 (range from 4 to 9) in 11 were examined. Significant improvement was observed in the overall pooled standardized mean difference (SMD) between animals transplanted with NSPCs and with control medium (1.22 for apomorphine-induced rotation, P < .001; 1.50 for amphetamine-induced rotation, P < .001; 0.86 for limb function, P < .001; and -1.96 for the densitometry of TH+ staining, P < .001). Further subgroup analysis, animal gender, NSPCs source, NSPCs dosage, and pretreatment behavioral assessment were closely correlated with apomorphine-induced rotation and amphetamine-induced rotation. In conclusion, unmodified NSPCs therapy attenuated behavioral deficits and increased dopaminergic neurons in rodent PD models, supporting the consideration of early-stage clinical trial of NSPCs in patients with PD.

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Parkinson DiseaseAnimalsApomorphineDisease Models, AnimalHumansRodentiaStem Cell TransplantationApomorphinecell transplantationmeta-analysisneural stem/progenitor cellsParkinson’s diseaserodent animals

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PMID35325234
PMCPMC9052406

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