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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Biomedical Application of MSCs in Corneal Regeneration and Repair.

Maria P De Miguel, Marta Cadenas-Martin, Martha Stokking, Ana I Martin-Gonzalez

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Maria P De MiguelCell Engineering Laboratory, La Paz University Hospital Health Research Institute, IdiPAZ, 28046 Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-9002-6519
Marta Cadenas-MartinCell Engineering Laboratory, La Paz University Hospital Health Research Institute, IdiPAZ, 28046 Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-4937-6901
Martha StokkingCell Engineering Laboratory, La Paz University Hospital Health Research Institute, IdiPAZ, 28046 Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-9661-8515
Ana I Martin-GonzalezCell Engineering Laboratory, La Paz University Hospital Health Research Institute, IdiPAZ, 28046 Madrid, Spain.

Funding

European Social Fund PI_SEPE_MPDM PROGRAMA INVESTIGO 1785344099European Social Fund PI_SEPE_PROGRAMA INVESTIGO 26-23FIBHULP Proyectos Luis ÁlvarezInstituto de Salud Carlos III PI23/00207
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The World Health Organization estimates that approximately 285 million people suffer from visual impairments, around 5% of which are caused by corneal pathologies. Currently, the most common clinical treatment consists of a corneal transplant (keratoplasty) from a human donor. However, worldwide demand for donor corneas amply exceeds the available supply. Lamellar keratoplasty (transplantation replacement of only one of the three layers of the cornea) is partially solving the problem of cornea undersupply. Obviously, cell therapy applied to every one of these layers will expand current therapeutic options, reducing the cost of ophthalmological interventions and increasing the effectiveness of surgery. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are adult stem cells with the capacity for self-renewal and differentiation into different cell lineages. They can be obtained from many human tissues, such as bone marrow, umbilical cord, adipose tissue, dental pulp, skin, and cornea. Their ease of collection and advantages over embryonic stem cells or induced pluripotent stem cells make them a very practical source for experimental and potential clinical applications. In this review, we focus on recent advances using MSCs from different sources to replace the damaged cells of the three corneal layers, at both the preclinical and clinical levels for specific corneal diseases.

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CorneaCorneal DiseasesMesenchymal Stem CellsMesenchymal Stem Cell TransplantationRegenerationAnimalsCell DifferentiationCorneal TransplantationHumanscorneaendothelial defectkeratoconuslimbal stem cell deficiencymesenchymal stem cellsstem cell therapyvision loss

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PMID39859409
PMCPMC11766311

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