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ReviewStem cell research & therapy2022

Mesenchymal stem cells for critical limb ischemia: their function, mechanism, and therapeutic potential.

Laura V Lozano Navarro, Xueyi Chen, Lady Tatiana Giratá Viviescas, Andrea K Ardila-Roa, Maria L Luna-Gonzalez, Claudia L Sossa, Martha L Arango-Rodríguez

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Review in Stem cell research & therapy, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24citing papers in PubMed
6.1field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
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

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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 46 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

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Laura V Lozano NavarroFaculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga (UNAB), 681004153, Bucaramanga, Colombia.
Xueyi ChenFaculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga (UNAB), 681004153, Bucaramanga, Colombia.
Lady Tatiana Giratá ViviescasBanco Multitejidos y Centro de Terapias Avanzadas, Fundación Oftalmológica de Santander-FOSCAL, 681004153, Floridablanca, Colombia.
Andrea K Ardila-RoaBanco Multitejidos y Centro de Terapias Avanzadas, Fundación Oftalmológica de Santander-FOSCAL, 681004153, Floridablanca, Colombia.
Maria L Luna-GonzalezFaculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga (UNAB), 681004153, Bucaramanga, Colombia.
Claudia L SossaFaculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga (UNAB), 681004153, Bucaramanga, Colombia.
Martha L Arango-RodríguezBanco Multitejidos y Centro de Terapias Avanzadas, Fundación Oftalmológica de Santander-FOSCAL, 681004153, Floridablanca, Colombia. martha.arango@foscal.com.co.ORCID 0000-0003-0409-1512
Foscal Hospital · COUniversidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga · COUniversitat de València · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Peripheral arterial disease is atherosclerotic occlusive disease of the lower extremity arteries and afflicts hundreds of millions of individuals worldwide. Its most severe manifestation is chronic limb-threatening ischemia (Petersen et al. (Science 300(5622):1140-2, 2003)), which is associated with severe pain at rest in the limbs, which progresses to necrosis, limb amputation, and/or death of the patient. Consequently, the care of these patients is considered a financial burden for both patients and health systems. Multidisciplinary endeavors are required to address this refractory disease and to find definitive solutions that lead to improved living conditions. Revascularization is the cornerstone of therapy for preventing limb amputation, and both open vascular surgery and endovascular therapy play a key role in the treatment of patients with CLI. Around one-third of these patients are not candidates for conventional surgical treatment, however, leading to higher amputation rates (approaching 20-25% at one year) with high morbidity and lower quality of life. Advances in regenerative medicine have enabled the development of cell-based therapies that promote the formation of new blood vessels. Particularly, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have emerged as an attractive therapeutic agent in various diseases, including CLI, due to their role in tissue regeneration and immunomodulation. This review discusses the characteristics of MSCs, as well as their regenerative properties and their action mechanisms on CLI.

Indexed as

Limb SalvageMesenchymal Stem CellsChronic Limb-Threatening IschemiaHumansIschemiaLower ExtremityQuality of LifeRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeBlood vesselsCritical limb ischemiaLimb amputationMesenchymal stem cellsRevascularization

Identifiers

PMID35883198
PMCPMC9327195
OpenAlexW4288053818

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