Research Article
Are They Really Stem Cells? Scrutinizing the Identity of Cells and the Quality of Reporting in the Use of Adipose Tissue-Derived Stem Cells
Table 5
Summary of reporting on selected key areas and parameters in papers that reported the use of ASC in humans (
).
| | Key area |
Information | Number of articles | | Yes | No |
| | Ethics | Approval from review board
Informed consent
Clinical trial registration | 31
30
6 | 4
5
29 |
| | Safety | Processing the cells in GMP
Testing for genomic stability
Screen contaminants | 10
7
20 | 25
28
15 |
| | Cell characteristics | Viability
Number of cells administered
Number of cell passages | 16
24
8 | 19
11
27 |
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