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ReviewStem cell research & therapy2022

The potential use of mesenchymal stem cells and their exosomes in Parkinson's disease treatment.

Reza Mosaddeghi Heris, Milad Shirvaliloo, Sanaz Abbaspour-Aghdam, Ali Hazrati, Ali Shariati, Hamed Rahmani Youshanlouei, Farhad Jadidi Niaragh, Hamed Valizadeh, Majid Ahmadi

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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 76 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
76citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
11.4field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

76 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 117 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

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Reza Mosaddeghi HerisNeurosciences Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Milad ShirvalilooInfectious and Tropical Diseases Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Sanaz Abbaspour-AghdamStem Cell Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Ali HazratiDepartment of Immunology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
Ali ShariatiFaculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Hamed Rahmani YoushanloueiFaculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Farhad Jadidi NiaraghDepartment of Immunology, School of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Hamed ValizadehTuberculosis and Lung Disease Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Majid AhmadiStem Cell Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. Ahmadi.m@tbzmed.ac.ir.ORCID 0000-0003-4787-5261
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences · IRTarbiat Modares University · IR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most predominant neurodegenerative disease worldwide. It is recognized clinically by severe complications in motor function caused by progressive degeneration of dopaminergic neurons (DAn) and dopamine depletion. As the current standard of treatment is focused on alleviating symptoms through Levodopa, developing neuroprotective techniques is critical for adopting a more pathology-oriented therapeutic approach. Regenerative cell therapy has provided us with an unrivalled platform for evaluating potentially effective novel methods for treating neurodegenerative illnesses over the last two decades. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are most promising, as they can differentiate into dopaminergic neurons and produce neurotrophic substances. The precise process by which stem cells repair neuronal injury is unknown, and MSC-derived exosomes are suggested to be responsible for a significant portion of such effects. The present review discusses the application of mesenchymal stem cells and MSC-derived exosomes in PD treatment.

Indexed as

ExosomesMesenchymal Stem CellsNeurodegenerative DiseasesParkinson DiseaseDopaminergic NeuronsHumansExosomeMesenchymal stem cellParkinson's diseaseTherapeutic application

Identifiers

PMID35902981
PMCPMC9331055
OpenAlexW4288084508

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