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ReviewFrontiers in genetics2025

Frontier progress and translational challenges of pluripotent differentiation of stem cells.

Zhengbing Su, Hui Dong, Xiang Fang, Wenli Zhang, Hong Duan

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Review in Frontiers in genetics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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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

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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

6 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Stem cell extracellular vesicles for neuropsychiatric disorders and translation.Extracellular vesicles and circulating nucleic acids · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Zhengbing SuDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Hui DongDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Xiang FangDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Wenli ZhangDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Hong DuanDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Stem cell research has significantly transformed regenerative medicine, with pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) serving as the cornerstone for disease modeling, drug screening, and therapeutic applications. Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) exhibit unparalleled self-renewal and tri-lineage differentiation, while induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) bypass ethical constraints through somatic cell reprogramming. Clinical trials highlight the potential of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in osteoarthritis and graft-versus-host disease, which leverage their immunomodulatory and paracrine effects. Despite advancements, challenges persist: iPSCs face epigenetic instability and tumorigenic risks, and adult stem cells struggle with inefficient differentiation. This paper systematically reviews stem cell source classification, differentiation regulatory mechanisms, cutting-edge technologies such as CRISPR/Cas9, and explores field-specific controversies (e.g., epigenetic stability of iPSCs) and future directions (e.g., integration of organoids and biomaterials). By analyzing current progress and challenges, it provides a multidimensional perspective for stem cell research.

Indexed as

disease modelingpluripotent stem cellsregenerative medicinestem cell differentiationstem cell therapy

Identifiers

PMID40357368
PMCPMC12066753

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