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ArticleWorld journal of stem cells2024

Mesenchymal stem cells' "garbage bags" at work: Treating radial nerve injury with mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes.

Mazhar Mushtaq, Doaa Hussein Zineldeen, Muhammad Abdul Mateen, Khawaja Husnain Haider

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Article in World journal of stem cells, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 authors.

Mazhar MushtaqDepartment of Basic Sciences, Sulaiman AlRajhi University, Albukairiyah 52736, AlQaseem, Saudi Arabia.
Doaa Hussein ZineldeenDepartment of Basic Sciences, Sulaiman AlRajhi University, Albukairiyah 52736, AlQaseem, Saudi Arabia.
Muhammad Abdul MateenDepartment of Basic Sciences, Sulaiman AlRajhi University, Albukairiyah 52736, AlQaseem, Saudi Arabia.
Khawaja Husnain HaiderDepartment of Basic Sciences, Sulaiman AlRajhi University, Albukairiyah 52736, AlQaseem, Saudi Arabia. kh.haider@sr.edu.sa.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Unlike central nervous system injuries, peripheral nerve injuries (PNIs) are often characterized by more or less successful axonal regeneration. However, structural and functional recovery is a senile process involving multifaceted cellular and molecular processes. The contemporary treatment options are limited, with surgical intervention as the gold-standard method; however, each treatment option has its associated limitations, especially when the injury is severe with a large gap. Recent advancements in cell-based therapy and cell-free therapy approaches using stem cell-derived soluble and insoluble components of the cell secretome are fast-emerging therapeutic approaches to treating acute and chronic PNI. The recent pilot study is a leap forward in the field, which is expected to pave the way for more enormous, systematic, and well-designed clinical trials to assess the therapeutic efficacy of mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes as a bio-drug either alone or as part of a combinatorial approach, in an attempt synergize the best of novel treatment approaches to address the complexity of the neural repair and regeneration.

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ExosomeMesenchymal stem cellsNerve injuryRegenerationSecretomeStem cells

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PMID38817330
PMCPMC11135253

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