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ReviewStem cell research & therapy2023

Rheumatoid arthritis: the old issue, the new therapeutic approach.

Mahnaz Babaahmadi, Behnoosh Tayebi, Nima Makvand Gholipour, Mehrnaz Tayebi Kamardi, Sahel Heidari, Hossein Baharvand, Mohamadreza Baghaban Eslaminejad, Ensiyeh Hajizadeh-Saffar, Seyedeh-Nafiseh Hassani

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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 33 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
33citing papers in PubMed
16.1field-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

33 citing papers in PubMed, 56 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Mahnaz BabaahmadiDepartment of Applied Cell Sciences, Faculty of Basic Sciences and Advanced Medical Technologies, Royan Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran.
Behnoosh TayebiDepartment of Applied Cell Sciences, Faculty of Basic Sciences and Advanced Medical Technologies, Royan Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran.
Nima Makvand GholipourDepartment of Stem Cells and Developmental Biology, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Banihashem Sq., Banihashem St., Resalat Highway, P.O. Box: 16635-148, Tehran, 1665659911, Iran.
Mehrnaz Tayebi KamardiDepartment of Stem Cells and Developmental Biology, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Banihashem Sq., Banihashem St., Resalat Highway, P.O. Box: 16635-148, Tehran, 1665659911, Iran.
Sahel HeidariDepartment of Immunology, School of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Hossein BaharvandDepartment of Stem Cells and Developmental Biology, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Banihashem Sq., Banihashem St., Resalat Highway, P.O. Box: 16635-148, Tehran, 1665659911, Iran.
Mohamadreza Baghaban EslaminejadDepartment of Stem Cells and Developmental Biology, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Banihashem Sq., Banihashem St., Resalat Highway, P.O. Box: 16635-148, Tehran, 1665659911, Iran.
Ensiyeh Hajizadeh-SaffarAdvanced Therapy Medicinal Product Technology Development Center (ATMP-TDC), Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Banihashem Sq., Banihashem St., Resalat Highway, P.O. Box: 16635-148, Tehran, 1665659911, Iran. en.hajizadeh@royan-rc.ac.ir.
Seyedeh-Nafiseh HassaniDepartment of Stem Cells and Developmental Biology, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Banihashem Sq., Banihashem St., Resalat Highway, P.O. Box: 16635-148, Tehran, 1665659911, Iran. sn.hassani@royan-rc.ac.ir.ORCID 0000-0001-5047-8406
Royan Institute · IRTehran University of Medical Sciences · IRUniversity of Science and Culture · IR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic and systemic autoimmune disease of unknown etiology. The most common form of this disease is chronic inflammatory arthritis, which begins with inflammation of the synovial membrane of the affected joints and eventually leads to disability of the affected limb. Despite significant advances in RA pharmaceutical therapies and the availability of a variety of medicines on the market, none of the available medicinal therapies has been able to completely cure the disease. In addition, a significant percentage (30-40%) of patients do not respond appropriately to any of the available medicines. Recently, mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) have shown promising results in controlling inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, including RA. Experimental studies and clinical trials have demonstrated the high power of MSCs in modulating the immune system. In this article, we first examine the mechanism of RA disease, the role of cytokines and existing medicinal therapies. We then discuss the immunomodulatory function of MSCs from different perspectives. Our understanding of how MSCs work in suppressing the immune system will lead to better utilization of these cells as a promising tool in the treatment of autoimmune diseases.

Indexed as

Arthritis, RheumatoidMesenchymal Stem CellsCytokinesHumansInflammationSynovial MembraneCytokinesAnimal modelCIAMesenchymal stromal cellsRheumatoid arthritis

Identifiers

PMID37741991
PMCPMC10518102
OpenAlexW4386984279

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Registered trials

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