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ReviewStem cells translational medicine2024

Therapeutic potential of extracellular vesicles derived from human amniotic epithelial cells for perinatal cerebral and pulmonary injury.

Naveen Kumar, Hamid Reza Bidkhori, Tamara Yawno, Rebecca Lim, Ishmael Miguel Inocencio

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Review in Stem cells translational medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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  8. A new hope for pulmonary hypoplasia: amniotic fluid stem cell extracellular vesicles?Extracellular vesicles and circulating nucleic acids · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Naveen KumarThe Ritchie Centre, The Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton 3168, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0009-0000-4624-1107
Hamid Reza BidkhoriThe Ritchie Centre, The Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton 3168, Victoria, Australia.
Tamara YawnoThe Ritchie Centre, The Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton 3168, Victoria, Australia.
Rebecca LimThe Ritchie Centre, The Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton 3168, Victoria, Australia.
Ishmael Miguel InocencioThe Ritchie Centre, The Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton 3168, Victoria, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lung and brain injury that occurs during the perinatal period leads to lifelong disability and is often driven and/or exacerbated by inflammation. Human amniotic epithelial cells (hAEC), which demonstrate immunomodulatory, anti-fibrotic, and regenerative capabilities, are being explored as a therapeutic candidate for perinatal injury. However, limitations regarding scalable manufacturing, storage, transport, and dose-related toxicity have impeded clinical translation. Isolated therapeutic extracellular vesicles (EVs) from stem and stem-like cells are thought to be key paracrine mediators of therapeutic efficacy. The unique characteristics of EVs suggest that they potentially circumvent the limitations of traditional cell-based therapies. However, given the novelty of EVs as a therapeutic, recommendations around ideal methods of production, isolation, storage, and delivery have not yet been created by regulatory agencies. In this concise review, we discuss the pertinence and limitations of cell-based therapeutics in perinatal medicine. We also review the preclinical evidence supporting the use of therapeutic EVs for perinatal therapy. Further, we summarize the arising considerations regarding adequate cell source, biodistribution, isolation and storage methods, and regulatory roadblocks for the development of therapeutic EVs.

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AmnionEpithelial CellsExtracellular VesiclesAnimalsBrain InjuriesFemaleHumansLung Injurybrainextracellular vesicleshuman amniotic epithelial cellslungperinatal injury

Identifiers

PMID38895873
PMCPMC11328935

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