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SynthesisAdvanced healthcare materials2023

Combinatorial Effect of Biomaterials and Extracellular Vesicle Therapy for Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction: A Systematic Review of Preclinical Studies.

Kamal Malhotra, Sophie Van Remortel, Valentina Ly, Darryl R Davis

Open access · hybridAbstract readSystematic Review
In one paragraph

Synthesis in Advanced healthcare materials, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 27% 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

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 5 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

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kamal MalhotraUniversity of Ottawa Heart Institute, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, K1Y4W7, Canada.
Sophie Van RemortelUniversity of Ottawa Heart Institute, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, K1Y4W7, Canada.
Valentina LyHealth Sciences Library, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, K1H8M5, Canada.
Darryl R DavisUniversity of Ottawa Heart Institute, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, K1Y4W7, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-9642-3910
University of Ottawa · CA

Funding

CIHR 410 103
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Heart failure, a pervasive global health burden, necessitates innovative therapeutic strategies. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have emerged as promising contenders for cardiac repair, owing to their profound influence on fibrosis and inflammation. Merging EVs with biomaterials holds the potential for a synergistic leap in therapeutic efficacy. In this review, the impact of combining EVs with biomaterials in preclinical heart failure models is scrutinized. Fifteen studies, predominantly employing mesenchymal stromal cell-derived EVs along with hyaluronic acid or peptides in coronary ligation models, meet these stringent criteria. The amalgamation of EVs and biomaterials consistently enhances cardiac ejection fraction (1.39; 95% CI: 0.68, 2.11; p = 0.0001) and fractional shortening (1.46, 95% CI: 0.70, 2.22; p = 0.0002) compared to EV monotherapy. Secondary outcomes similarly showcased improvement in the combined treatment group. Although the number of studies analyzed is modest, no indications of publication bias surface. In summary, combination therapy with EVs and biomaterials enhances therapeutic benefit in preclinical heart failure models. The consistent improvement observed across diverse EV sources, biomaterials, and animal models underscores the exciting potential of this synergistic approach.

Indexed as

Extracellular VesiclesHeart FailureMesenchymal Stem CellsAnimalsBiocompatible MaterialsInflammationBiocompatible Materialsbiomaterialsexosomesextracellular vesiclesheart diseasemeta-analysis

Identifiers

PMID37811703
PMCPMC11468038
OpenAlexW4387439861

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