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ArticleWorld journal of stem cells2023

Acute liver failure: A systematic review and network meta-analysis of optimal type of stem cells in animal models.

Jun-Feng Ma, Jian-Ping Gao, Zi-Wei Shao

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Article in World journal of stem cells, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jun-Feng MaDepartment of Surgical Oncology, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou 730030, Gansu Province, China. majunfeng1992@sina.com.
Jian-Ping GaoDepartment of Surgical Oncology, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou 730030, Gansu Province, China.
Zi-Wei ShaoDepartment of Surgical Oncology, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou 730030, Gansu Province, China.
Gansu Provincial Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe therapeutic effects of various stem cells in acute liver failure (ALF) have been demonstrated in preclinical studies. However, the specific type of stem cells with the highest therapeutic potential has not been determined.

aimTo validate the efficacy of stem cells in ALF model and to identify the most promising stem cells.

methodsA search was conducted on the PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, Scopus, and Cochrane databases from inception to May 3, 2022, and updated on November 16, 2022 to identify relevant studies. Two independent reviewers performed the literature search, identification, screening, quality assessment, and data extraction.

resultsA total of 89 animal studies were included in the analysis. The results of traditional meta-analysis showed that stem cell therapy could significantly reduce the serum levels of alanine aminotransferase [weighted mean difference (WMD) = -181.05 (-191.71, -170.39)], aspartate aminotransferase [WMD = -309.04 (-328.45, -289.63)], tumor necrosis factor-alpha [WMD = -8.75 (-9.93, -7.56)], and interleukin-6 [WMD = -10.43 (-12.11, -8.76)] in animal models of ALF. Further subgroup analysis and network meta-analysis showed that although mesenchymal stem cells are the current research hotspot, the effect of liver stem cells (LSCs) on improving liver function is significantly better than that of the other five types of stem cells. In addition, the ranking results showed that the possibility of LSCs improving liver function ranked first. This fully proves the great therapeutic potential of LSCs, which needs to be paid more attention in the future.

conclusionLSCs may have a higher therapeutic potential. Further high-quality animal experiments are needed to explore the most effective stem cells for ALF.

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Acute liver failureAnimal modelNetwork meta-analysisStem cellsSystematic review

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