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ReviewBiophysical reviews2025

Building a digital library on research into mineralizing vesicles: a systematic review-based approach.

Gildacio Pereira Chaves Filho, Pedro de Andrade Tavares, Ananda Fernanda de Jesus, Pietro Ciancaglini, José Eduardo Santarem Segundo, Ana Paula Ramos

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Review in Biophysical reviews, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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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

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Gildacio Pereira Chaves FilhoDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Philosophy, Science and Letters at Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP 14040-901 Brazil.
Pedro de Andrade TavaresDepartment of Education, Information, and Communication, Faculty of Philosophy, Science and Letters at Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP 14040-901 Brazil.
Ananda Fernanda de JesusDepartment of Information Science, Faculty of Philosophy and Sciences, São Paulo State University, Marília, SP 17525-900 Brazil.
Pietro CiancagliniDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Philosophy, Science and Letters at Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP 14040-901 Brazil.
José Eduardo Santarem SegundoDepartment of Education, Information, and Communication, Faculty of Philosophy, Science and Letters at Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP 14040-901 Brazil.
Ana Paula RamosDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Philosophy, Science and Letters at Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP 14040-901 Brazil.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This systematic review consolidates current research on mineralizing extracellular vesicles, or matrix vesicles (MVs), including their isolation, characterization, and role in physiological and pathological calcification. We searched PubMed/Medline, Scopus, and Web of Knowledge by employing the keywords "matrix vesicles" or "collagenase-released matrix vesicles" or "mineralizing vesicles" and publishing years from 2000 to 2023. Seventy-one studies met the inclusion criteria. The studies described different experimental protocols, especially with respect to methods for isolating MVs, wherein digestion with collagenase combined with centrifugation was the most used. The studies employed characterization techniques, including the determination of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), to assess the functionality, size, and morphology of MVs. MVs contain key proteins such as ALP, annexins, and osteocalcin, along with calcium and phosphate ions, which are all critical for precipitating apatite. In the studies, evaluation of ALP activity revealed that MVs are more effective for mineralization than their parent cells and, hence, a valuable tool to regenerate bone and to engineer tissues. On the other hand, MVs play an essential role in pathologies, and the studies showed how they contribute to vascular calcification. Despite the therapeutic potential of MVs, isolation methods and characterization protocols vary across the studies, so standardized methods are needed. We have consolidated the data resulting from this systematic review in an open digital library on MVs with free access to all researchers. The users of the digital library can apply filters and taxonomy to find and interconnect the data resulting from the review.

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Alkaline phosphataseBone regenerationMatrix vesiclesMineralizationMineralizing vesiclesPathological calcification

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PMID40376417
PMCPMC12075729

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