Table 1 The top 50 works on stem cells in the intervertebral disc degeneration
From: The most influential articles on stem cells in intervertebral disc degeneration
Rank | First Author | Year | Article | Journal | WoS Citations | Dimensions | AAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sakai D | 2003 | Transplantation of mesenchymal stem cells embedded in Atelocollagen((R)) gel to the intervertebral disc: a potential therapeutic model for disc degeneration | Biomaterials | 370 | 335 | 6 |
2 | Sakai D | 2006 | Regenerative effects of transplanting mesenchymal stem cells embedded in atelocollagen to the degenerated intervertebral disc | Biomaterials | 324 | 304 | 6 |
3 | Orozco L | 2011 | Intervertebral disc repair by autologous mesenchymal bone marrow cells: a pilot study | Transplantation | 320 | 340 | 13 |
4 | Sakai D | 2005 | Differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells transplanted to a rabbit degenerative disc model - Potential and limitations for stem cell therapy in disc regeneration | Spine | 312 | 293 | 19 |
5 | Risbud MV | 2004 | Differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells towards a nucleus pulposus-like phenotype in vitro: implications for cell-based transplantation therapy | Spine | 298 | 262 | 3 |
6 | Sakai D | 2012 | Exhaustion of nucleus pulposus progenitor cells with ageing and degeneration of the intervertebral disc | Nature Communications | 277 | 281 | 8 |
7 | Richardson SM | 2006 | Intervertebral disc cell-mediated mesenchymal stem cell differentiation | Stem Cells | 275 | 242 | 3 |
8 | Crevensten G | 2004 | Intervertebral disc cell therapy for regeneration: mesenchymal stem cell implantation in rat intervertebral discs | Annals of Biomedical Engineering | 265 | 264 | 6 |
9 | Risbud MV | 2007 | Evidence for skeletal progenitor cells in the degenerate human intervertebral disc | Spine | 248 | 225 | 6 |
10 | Sakai D | 2015 | Stem cell therapy for intervertebral disc regeneration: obstacles and solutions | Nature Reviews Rheumatology | 245 | 265 | 18 |
11 | Steck E | 2005 | Induction of intervertebral disc-like cells from adult mesenchymal stem cells | Stem Cells | 242 | 217 | 6 |
12 | Richardson SM | 2008 | Human mesenchymal stem cell differentiation to NP-like cells in chitosan-glycerophosphate hydrogels | Biomaterials | 217 | 189 | 0 |
13 | Dang JM | 2006 | Temperature-responsive hydroxybutyl chitosan for the culture of mesenchymal stem cells and intervertebral disk cells | Biomaterials | 208 | 193 | 0 |
14 | Hiyama A | 2008 | Transplantation of mesenchymal stem cells in a canine disc degeneration model | Journal of Orthopaedic Research | 206 | 202 | 6 |
15 | Vadala G | 2012 | Mesenchymal stem cells injection in degenerated intervertebral disc: cell leakage may induce osteophyte formation | Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine | 196 | 206 | 7 |
16 | Yoshikawa T | 2010 | Disc regeneration therapy using marrow mesenchymal cell transplantation: a report of two case studies | Spine | 180 | 186 | 0 |
17 | Sobajima S | 2008 | Feasibility of a stem cell therapy for intervertebral disc degeneration | Spine Journal | 172 | 165 | 5 |
18 | Blanco JF | 2010 | Isolation and characterization of mesenchymal stromal cells from human degenerated nucleus pulposus comparison with bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells from the same subjects | Spine | 170 | 160 | 3 |
19 | Minogue BM | 2010 | Characterization of the human nucleus pulposus cell phenotype and evaluation of novel marker gene expression to define adult stem cell differentiation | Arthritis and Rheumatism | 166 | 170 | 3 |
20 | Henriksson HB | 2009 | Identification of cell proliferation zones, progenitor cells and a potential stem cell niche in the intervertebral disc region: a study in four species | Spine | 161 | 160 | 6 |
21 | Richardson SM | 2006 | The differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells into chondrocyte-like cells on poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA) scaffolds | Biomaterials | 160 | 142 | 3 |
22 | Henriksson HB | 2009 | Transplantation of human mesenchymal stems cells into intervertebral discs in a xenogeneic porcine model | Spine | 159 | 161 | 3 |
23 | Nesti LJ | 2008 | Intervertebral disc tissue engineering using a novel hyaluronic acid-nanofibrous scaffold (HANFS) amalgam | Tissue Engineering Part A | 154 | 165 | 3 |
24 | Ganey T | 2009 | Intervertebral disc repair using adipose tissue-derived stem and regenerative cells experiments in a canine model | Spine | 150 | 149 | 5 |
25 | Leung VYL | 2006 | Regeneration of intervertebral disc by mesenchymal stem cells: potentials, limitations, and future direction | European Spine Journal | 147 | 146 | 3 |
26 | Cheng XF | 2018 | Mesenchymal stem cells deliver exogenous miR-21 via exosomes to inhibit nucleus pulposus cell apoptosis and reduce intervertebral disc degeneration | Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine | 146 | 156 | 3 |
27 | Liu LT | 2011 | Characteristics of stem cells derived from the degenerated human intervertebral disc cartilage endplate | PLoS One | 143 | 98 | 6 |
28 | Strassburg S | 2010 | Co-culture induces mesenchymal stem cell differentiation and modulation of the degenerate human nucleus pulposus cell phenotype | Regenerative Medicine | 134 | 113 | 6 |
29 | Stoyanov JV | 2011 | Role of hypoxia and growth and differentiation factor-5 on differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells towards intervertebral nucleus pulposus-like cells | European Cells & Materials | 133 | 121 | 0 |
30 | Zhang YG | 2005 | Bone mesenchymal stem cells transplanted into rabbit intervertebral discs can increase proteoglycans | Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research | 133 | 138 | 3 |
31 | Serigano K | 2010 | Effect of cell number on mesenchymal stem cell transplantation in a canine disc degeneration model | Journal of Orthopaedic Research | 131 | 131 | 0 |
32 | Liu C | 2015 | The effect of the fibre orientation of electrospun scaffolds on the matrix production of rabbit annulus fibrosus-derived stem cells | Bone Research | 129 | 73 | 0 |
33 | Wuertz K | 2008 | Behavior of mesenchymal stem cells in the chemical microenvironment of the intervertebral disc | Spine | 128 | 120 | 3 |
34 | Huang YC | 2013 | The effects of microenvironment in mesenchymal stem cell-based regeneration of intervertebral disc | Spine Journal | 125 | 123 | 3 |
35 | Yang F | 2009 | Mesenchymal stem cells arrest intervertebral disc degeneration through chondrocytic differentiation and stimulation of endogenous cells | Molecular Therapy | 118 | 118 | 3 |
36 | Lu K | 2017 | Exosomes as potential alternatives to stem cell therapy for intervertebral disc degeneration: in-vitro study on exosomes in interaction of nucleus pulposus cells and bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells | Stem Cell Research & Therapy | 117 | 122 | 4 |
37 | Noriega DC | 2017 | Intervertebral disc repair by allogeneic mesenchymal bone marrow cells: a randomized controlled trial | Transplantation | 117 | 124 | 4 |
38 | Liao ZW | 2019 | Exosomes from mesenchymal stem cells modulate endoplasmic reticulum stress to protect against nucleus pulposus cell death and ameliorate intervertebral disc degeneration in vivo | Theranostics | 111 | 118 | 0 |
39 | Nerurkar NL | 2010 | Engineered disc-like angle-ply structures for intervertebral disc replacement | Spine | 106 | 118 | 13 |
40 | Vadala G | 2008 | Coculture of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells and nucleus pulposus cells modulate gene expression profile without cell fusion | Spine | 106 | 108 | 3 |
41 | Calderon L | 2010 | Type II collagen-hyaluronan hydrogel - a step towards a scaffold for intervertebral disc tissue engineering | European Cells & Materials | 104 | 104 | 9 |
42 | Miyamoto T | 2010 | Intradiscal transplantation of synovial mesenchymal stem cells prevents intervertebral disc degeneration through suppression of matrix metalloproteinase-related genes in nucleus pulposus cells in rabbits | Arthritis Research & Therapy | 104 | 108 | 3 |
43 | Korecki CL | 2010 | Notochordal cell conditioned medium stimulates mesenchymal stem cell differentiation toward a young nucleus pulposus phenotype | Stem Cell Research & Therapy | 103 | 100 | 3 |
44 | Shen BJ | 2009 | BMP-2 enhances TGF-beta 3-mediated chondrogenic differentiation of human bone marrow multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells in alginate bead culture | Tissue Engineering Part A | 103 | 93 | 6 |
45 | Acosta FL | 2011 | Porcine intervertebral disc repair using allogeneic juvenile articular chondrocytes or mesenchymal stem cells | Tissue Engineering Part A | 100 | 113 | 4 |
46 | Pettine KA | 2015 | Percutaneous injection of autologous bone marrow concentrate cells significantly reduces lumbar discogenic pain through 12 months | Stem Cells | 99 | 118 | 6 |
47 | Feng G | 2010 | Multipotential differentiation of human anulus fibrosus cells: an in vitro study | Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery-American Volume | 98 | 89 | 3 |
48 | Yang SH | 2008 | In vitro study on interaction between human nucleus pulposus cells and mesenchymal stem cells through paracrine stimulation | Spine | 95 | 78 | 0 |
49 | Clarke LE | 2014 | Growth differentiation factor 6 and transforming growth factor-beta differentially mediate mesenchymal stem cell differentiation, composition, and micromechanical properties of nucleus pulposus constructs | Arthritis Research & Therapy | 94 | 99 | 1 |
50 | Frith JE | 2013 | An injectable hydrogel incorporating mesenchymal precursor cells and pentosan polysulphate for intervertebral disc regeneration | Biomaterials | 92 | 101 | 15 |