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ReviewSpine surgery and related research2022

Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Conditioned Medium Promotes Functional Recovery Following Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Arash Sarveazad, Amirmohammad Toloui, Aida Moarrefzadeh, Hanieh Ghasemian Nafchi, Arian Madani Neishaboori, Mahmoud Yousefifard

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Review in Spine surgery and related research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Arash SarveazadColorectal Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Amirmohammad TolouiPhysiology Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Aida MoarrefzadehDepartment of Psychology, Ahar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahar, Iran.
Hanieh Ghasemian NafchiPhysiology Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Arian Madani NeishabooriPhysiology Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mahmoud YousefifardPhysiology Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Considering the limitations of cell therapy, in case of adequate treatment efficacy, conditioned media (CM) may be a desirable alternative to cell therapy. Hence, the present systematic review and meta-analysis aims to evaluate the efficacy of mesenchymal stem cell-derived conditioned media (MSC-CM) in movement resolution following spinal cord injury (SCI) in animal models. Methods: A comprehensive search in the databases of Medline, Scopus, Web of Science, and Embase was completed until the end of March 2021. Animal studies that evaluate the efficacy of MSC-CM on movement resolution following SCI were defined as the inclusion criteria. Lack of an SCI-untreated group, CM derived from a source other than MSC, not assessing motor function, failure to report CM administered dose, a follow-up period of less than 4 weeks, duplicates, and review articles were counted as the exclusion criteria. Final results are presented as overall standardized mean difference (SMD) with a 95% confidence interval (CI). Results: From the 361 nonduplicate articles, data from 11 articles were entered into the present meta-analysis. The analyses showed that MSC-CM administration in SCI animal models promotes motor recovery (SMD=2.32; 95% CI: 1.55, 3.09; p<0.0001). Subgroup analysis was performed because of the noticeable heterogeneity between the studies (I Conclusions: Based on the results of the present study, it can be concluded that MSC-CM administration in SCI models improves motor recovery. The efficacy of this treatment strategy significantly increases at doses higher than 120 μL.

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Conditioned mediaMesenchymal stem cellsMotor functionSpinal cord injurySystematic review

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PMID36348669
PMCPMC9605759

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