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ReviewFrontiers in cell and developmental biology2021

Cross-Talk Between Mesenchymal Stromal Cells (MSCs) and Endothelial Progenitor Cells (EPCs) in Bone Regeneration.

Cyril Bouland, Pierre Philippart, Didier Dequanter, Florent Corrillon, Isabelle Loeb, Dominique Bron, Laurence Lagneaux, Nathalie Meuleman

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In one paragraph

Review in Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
38citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.2field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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

38 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 67 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Endothelial Progenitor Cells: Disease Markers and Potential Therapy in Kidney Disease.Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN · 2025
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  7. Co-Culture Approaches in Cartilage and Bone Tissue Regeneration.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  11. Bone Tissue Engineering: From Biomaterials to Clinical Trials.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2025
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  16. Treatment of medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw with cell therapy.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2024
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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

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Cyril BoulandDepartment of Stomatology and Maxillofacial Surgery, Saint-Pierre Hospital, Brussels, Belgium.
Pierre PhilippartFaculty of Medicine, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
Didier DequanterDepartment of Stomatology and Maxillofacial Surgery, Saint-Pierre Hospital, Brussels, Belgium.
Florent CorrillonLaboratory of Clinical Cell Therapy, Jules Bordet Institute, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
Isabelle LoebDepartment of Stomatology and Maxillofacial Surgery, Saint-Pierre Hospital, Brussels, Belgium.
Dominique BronFaculty of Medicine, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
Laurence LagneauxLaboratory of Clinical Cell Therapy, Jules Bordet Institute, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
Nathalie MeulemanLaboratory of Clinical Cell Therapy, Jules Bordet Institute, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
Université Libre de Bruxelles · BECentre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint-Pierre · BEInstitut Jules Bordet · BE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bone regeneration is a complex, well-orchestrated process based on the interactions between osteogenesis and angiogenesis, observed in both physiological and pathological situations. However, specific conditions (e.g., bone regeneration in large quantity, immunocompromised regenerative process) require additional support. Tissue engineering offers novel strategies. Bone regeneration requires a cell source, a matrix, growth factors and mechanical stimulation. Regenerative cells, endowed with proliferation and differentiation capacities, aim to recover, maintain, and improve bone functions. Vascularization is mandatory for bone formation, skeletal development, and different osseointegration processes. The latter delivers nutrients, growth factors, oxygen, minerals, etc. The development of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) and endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) cocultures has shown synergy between the two cell populations. The phenomena of osteogenesis and angiogenesis are intimately intertwined. Thus, cells of the endothelial line indirectly foster osteogenesis, and conversely, MSCs promote angiogenesis through different interaction mechanisms. In addition, various studies have highlighted the importance of the microenvironment via the release of extracellular vesicles (EVs). These EVs stimulate bone regeneration and angiogenesis. In this review, we describe (1) the phenomenon of bone regeneration by different sources of MSCs. We assess (2) the input of EPCs in coculture in bone regeneration and describe their contribution to the osteogenic potential of MSCs. We discuss (3) the interaction mechanisms between MSCs and EPCs in the context of osteogenesis: direct or indirect contact, production of growth factors, and the importance of the microenvironment via the release of EVs.

Indexed as

bone regenerationcross-talkendothelial progenitor cell (EPC)mesenchymal stromal cell (MSC)review

Identifiers

PMID34079804
PMCPMC8166285
OpenAlexW3162119045

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