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ReviewStem cells international2018

Autologous Stem Cell Therapy in Critical Limb Ischemia: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Baocheng Xie, Houlong Luo, Yusheng Zhang, Qinghui Wang, Chenhui Zhou, Daohua Xu

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In one paragraph

Review in Stem cells international, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
33citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
6.9field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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

33 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 69 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Bioengineering Cell Therapy for Treatment of Peripheral Artery Disease.Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology · 2024
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  12. Exercise Therapy in the Management of Peripheral Arterial Disease.Mayo Clinic proceedings. Innovations, quality & outcomes · 2023
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  14. ABCB5Stem cell research & therapy · 2023
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  20. Therapeutic Biomaterial Approaches to Alleviate Chronic Limb Threatening Ischemia.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2021
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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

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Baocheng XieDepartment of Pharmacology, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 523808, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7109-402X
Houlong LuoInstitute of Laboratory Medicine, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 523808, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6559-4012
Yusheng ZhangDepartment of Pharmacology, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 523808, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8735-3412
Qinghui WangDepartment of Pharmacology, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 523808, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9696-3543
Chenhui ZhouSchool of Nursing, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 523808, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2232-8413
Daohua XuDepartment of Pharmacology, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 523808, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6449-4298
Guangdong Medical College · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveCritical limb ischemia (CLI) is the most dangerous stage of peripheral artery disease (PAD). Many basic researches and clinical treatment had been focused on stem cell transplantation for CLI. This systematic review was performed to review evidence for safety and efficacy of autologous stem cell therapy in CLI.

methodsA systematic literature search was performed in the SinoMed, PubMed, Embase, ClinicalTrials.gov, and Cochrane Controlled Trials Register databases from building database to January 2018.

resultsMeta-analysis showed that cell therapy significantly increased the probability of ulcer healing (RR = 1.73, 95% CI = 1.45-2.06), angiogenesis (RR = 5.91, 95% CI = 2.49-14.02), and reduced the amputation rates (RR = 0.59, 95% CI = 0.46-0.76). Ankle-brachial index (ABI) (MD = 0.13, 95% CI = 0.11-0.15), TcO

conclusionsThe results of this meta-analysis indicate that autologous stem cell therapy is safe and effective in CLI. However, higher quality and larger RCTs are required for further investigation to support clinical application of stem cell transplantation.

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PMCPMC5994285
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