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Trial reportStem cells translational medicine2023

Efficacy of Umbilical Cord-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells in the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Assessed by Retrospective Continuous Glucose Monitoring.

Li Zang, Yijun Li, Haojie Hao, Jiejie Liu, Qian Zhang, Fei Gao, Haibin Wang, Yulong Chen, Weijun Gu, Jin Du and 5 more

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled TrialClinical Trial, Phase II
In one paragraph

Trial report in Stem cells translational medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
18citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
7.6field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Advancements in diabetes research and stem cell therapy: a concise review.Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders · 2025
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  9. Stem cell therapies in the clinic.Bioengineering & translational medicine · 2025
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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

15 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Li ZangDepartment of Endocrinology, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3183-8899
Yijun LiDepartment of Endocrinology, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Haojie HaoDepartment of Biotherapy, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Jiejie LiuDepartment of Biotherapy, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Qian ZhangDepartment of Endocrinology, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Fei GaoDepartment of Endocrinology, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Haibin WangDepartment of Endocrinology, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Yulong ChenDepartment of Endocrinology, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Weijun GuDepartment of Endocrinology, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Jin DuDepartment of Endocrinology, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Junhua MengDepartment of Endocrinology, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Saichun ZhangDepartment of Endocrinology, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Zhaohui LyuDepartment of Endocrinology, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Jingtao DouDepartment of Endocrinology, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0375-6527
Yiming MuDepartment of Endocrinology, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Chinese PLA General Hospital · CN

Funding

Beijing Municipal Natural Science Foundation 7232148National Key Research and Development Program of China 2021YFC2701901
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells (UC-MSCs) have been proved a promising clinical strategy for the treatment of diabetes, and time in range (TIR) has been demonstrated a new metric of glycemic control links to diabetes complications. To further assess the therapeutic effect of UC-MSCs on TIR, a phase II study investigating the efficacy of UC-MSCs in Chinese adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) assessed by retrospective continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) was conducted. In this randomized and placebo-controlled trial, a total of 73 patients were randomly assigned to receive intravenous infusion of UC-MSCs (n = 37) or placebo (n = 36) 3 times at 4-week intervals and followed up for 48 weeks. The primary endpoint was the changes in TIR and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c). TIR and HbA1c were both significantly improved in UC-MSCs and placebo groups after 48 weeks of therapy compared with baseline. Compared with placebo group, UC-MSCs group exhibited more pronounced changes at 9 and 48 weeks from baseline in TIR (26.54 vs. 15.84 and 21.36 vs. 6.32) and HbA1c (-1.79 vs. -0.96 and -1.36 vs. -0.51). More patients in UC-MSCs group achieved the glycemic control target of TIR ≥ 70% and HbA1c < 7% at 9 and 48 weeks than in placebo group (59.5% vs. 27.8% and 43.2% vs. 11.1%). The C-peptide area under the curve (AUCC-pep) was an independent risk factor associated with efficacy in T2D undergoing UC-MSCs intervention. These results illustrate that UC-MSCs administration via intravenous infusion is an effective approach for ameliorating TIR.

Indexed as

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Mesenchymal Stem CellsMesenchymal Stem Cell TransplantationAdultBlood GlucoseBlood Glucose Self-MonitoringContinuous Glucose MonitoringGlycated HemoglobinHumansRetrospective StudiesUmbilical CordBlood GlucoseGlycated Hemoglobinglycemic variabilityglycosylated hemoglobin A1ctime in rangetype 2 diabetesumbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells

Identifiers

PMID37738447
PMCPMC10726406
OpenAlexW4386950885

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