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ReviewStem cell research & therapy2023

Insight into muscle stem cell regeneration and mechanobiology.

Kuin Tian Pang, Larry Sai Weng Loo, Sean Chia, Francesca Yi Teng Ong, Hanry Yu, Ian Walsh

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Review in Stem cell research & therapy, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
28citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
6.2field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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

28 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 40 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

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kuin Tian Pang *Bioprocessing Technology Institute, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, Singapore. zach_pang@bti.a-star.edu.sg.ORCID 0000-0002-3998-3556
Larry Sai Weng Loo *Institute of Bioengineering and Bioimaging, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, Singapore.
Sean ChiaBioprocessing Technology Institute, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, Singapore.
Francesca Yi Teng OngDepartment of Physiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Hanry YuInstitute of Bioengineering and Bioimaging, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, Singapore.
Ian WalshBioprocessing Technology Institute, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, Singapore. Ian_walsh@bti.a-star.edu.sg.
Agency for Science, Technology and Research · SGNational University of Singapore · SG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Stem cells possess the unique ability to differentiate into specialized cell types. These specialized cell types can be used for regenerative medicine purposes such as cell therapy. Myosatellite cells, also known as skeletal muscle stem cells (MuSCs), play important roles in the growth, repair, and regeneration of skeletal muscle tissues. However, despite its therapeutic potential, the successful differentiation, proliferation, and expansion processes of MuSCs remain a significant challenge due to a variety of factors. For example, the growth and differentiation of MuSCs can be greatly influenced by actively replicating the MuSCs microenvironment (known as the niche) using mechanical forces. However, the molecular role of mechanobiology in MuSC growth, proliferation, and differentiation for regenerative medicine is still poorly understood. In this present review, we comprehensively summarize, compare, and critically analyze how different mechanical cues shape stem cell growth, proliferation, differentiation, and their potential role in disease development (Fig. 1). The insights developed from the mechanobiology of stem cells will also contribute to how these applications can be used for regenerative purposes using MuSCs.

Indexed as

Satellite Cells, Skeletal MuscleBiophysicsMuscle Fibers, SkeletalMuscle, SkeletalStem CellsMechanobiologySkeletal muscle stem cellsStiffnessStrainTopographyViscoelasticity

Identifiers

PMID37173707
PMCPMC10176686
OpenAlexW4376631117

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Registered trials

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