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Promises and Challenges of Cell-Based Therapies to Promote Lung Regeneration in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.

Alejandro Egea-Zorrilla, Laura Vera, Borja Saez, Ana Pardo-Saganta

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Review in Cells, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
10citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 10% 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

10 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Beyond the epithelium: multicellular niches in lung regeneration and disease.American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology · 2026
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  2. Cellular plasticity and regenerative mechanisms in the lung.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2026
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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

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Alejandro Egea-ZorrillaInstitute for Lung Health (ILH), Department of Internal Medicine, Justus-Liebig University, Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), 35392 Giessen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5522-8227
Laura VeraSolid Tumors Program, Division of Oncology, CIMA Universidad de Navarra, 31008 Pamplona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-9695-3436
Borja SaezDepartment of Hematology-Oncology, CIMA Universidad de Navarra, 31008 Pamplona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-7908-7089
Ana Pardo-SagantaInstitute for Lung Health (ILH), Department of Internal Medicine, Justus-Liebig University, Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), 35392 Giessen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5926-6255
German Center for Lung Research · DEUniversidad de Navarra · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The lung epithelium is constantly exposed to harmful agents present in the air that we breathe making it highly susceptible to damage. However, in instances of injury to the lung, it exhibits a remarkable capacity to regenerate injured tissue thanks to the presence of distinct stem and progenitor cell populations along the airway and alveolar epithelium. Mechanisms of repair are affected in chronic lung diseases such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a progressive life-threatening disorder characterized by the loss of alveolar structures, wherein excessive deposition of extracellular matrix components cause the distortion of tissue architecture that limits lung function and impairs tissue repair. Here, we review the most recent findings of a study of epithelial cells with progenitor behavior that contribute to tissue repair as well as the mechanisms involved in mouse and human lung regeneration. In addition, we describe therapeutic strategies to promote or induce lung regeneration and the cell-based strategies tested in clinical trials for the treatment of IPF. Finally, we discuss the challenges, concerns and limitations of applying these therapies of cell transplantation in IPF patients. Further research is still required to develop successful strategies focused on cell-based therapies to promote lung regeneration to restore lung architecture and function.

Indexed as

Idiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisAnimalsCell- and Tissue-Based TherapyEpithelial CellsHumansLungMiceStem Cellsalveolar epithelial cellscell therapylung regenerationpulmonary fibrosisstem/progenitor cellstissue homeostasis

Identifiers

PMID36010671
PMCPMC9406501
OpenAlexW4292547435

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Registered trials

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