Stem Cell Therapy for Neuropathic Pain: A Bibliometric and Visual Analysis

Houming Kan,1– 3,* Lijun Fan,1– 3,* Xiaodie Gui,4,* Xiaoqiang Li,4 Sen Yang,4 Yuting Huang,4 Liping Chen,4 Wen Shen4 1Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China; 2Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of...

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Main Authors: Kan H, Fan L, Gui X, Li X, Yang S, Huang Y, Chen L, Shen W
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Published: Dove Medical Press 2022-06-01
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Online Access:https://www.dovepress.com/stem-cell-therapy-for-neuropathic-pain-a-bibliometric-and-visual-analy-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-JPR
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author Kan H
Fan L
Gui X
Li X
Yang S
Huang Y
Chen L
Shen W
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Fan L
Gui X
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Yang S
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Chen L
Shen W
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description Houming Kan,1– 3,* Lijun Fan,1– 3,* Xiaodie Gui,4,* Xiaoqiang Li,4 Sen Yang,4 Yuting Huang,4 Liping Chen,4 Wen Shen4 1Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China; 2Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesia and Analgesia Application Technology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China; 3NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Narcotic and Psychotropic Drugs, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Pain, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Wen Shen; Liping Chen, Tel +86 516-85609999, Email shenwen670201@163.com; 1132927346@qq.comPurpose: Neuropathic pain is intractable and current treatment modalities are ineffective to cure this intractable pain, which has become a global problem. In recent years, there have been an increasing number of studies on stem cell therapy for neuropathic pain that have shown enormous potential. Using a visual analysis approach of the existing literature on stem cell therapy for neuropathic pain, we hope to understand the current research status and hot issues in this field and to provide valuable predictions for future research in this field.Methods: We used Citespace software to visually analyze 291 articles and reviews indexed by the Web of Science Core Collection Database exploring stem cell-based treatment of neuropathic pain from 1995 to 2021. The Gunnmap online world map evaluated the number of countries and regional articles separately. Microsoft Excel 2016 was used to generate a graph of trends in annual publications.Results: Visualization analysis revealed that the number of publications has increased yearly. The top three countries in terms of number of articles published are United States, China, and Japan. Analysis of highly co-cited articles revealed that the contents of these articles primarily involved the expression of IL-1β, IL-10, NPY, TRPA1, p-p38, p-ERK1/2, TGF-β, PKCδ, CaMKIIɑ, P2X4, P2X7 and TNF-ɑ. Keywords and citation burst analysis demonstrated that activation, regeneration, chemotherapy, and expression are likely the research hotspots and future directions of stem cell research in neuropathic pain.Conclusion: Stem cell therapy may be a potential means of future treatment of neuropathic pain. The study of the mechanisms underlying stem cell therapy for neuropathic pain is still a focus of future research.Keywords: neuropathic pain, stem cell, CiteSpace, Web of Science, bibliometric analysis, visualization analysis
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spelling doaj.art-0d230fc73588403a98f4c54feba129622022-12-22T00:19:41ZengDove Medical PressJournal of Pain Research1178-70902022-06-01Volume 151797181176146Stem Cell Therapy for Neuropathic Pain: A Bibliometric and Visual AnalysisKan HFan LGui XLi XYang SHuang YChen LShen WHouming Kan,1– 3,* Lijun Fan,1– 3,* Xiaodie Gui,4,* Xiaoqiang Li,4 Sen Yang,4 Yuting Huang,4 Liping Chen,4 Wen Shen4 1Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China; 2Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesia and Analgesia Application Technology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China; 3NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Narcotic and Psychotropic Drugs, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Pain, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Wen Shen; Liping Chen, Tel +86 516-85609999, Email shenwen670201@163.com; 1132927346@qq.comPurpose: Neuropathic pain is intractable and current treatment modalities are ineffective to cure this intractable pain, which has become a global problem. In recent years, there have been an increasing number of studies on stem cell therapy for neuropathic pain that have shown enormous potential. Using a visual analysis approach of the existing literature on stem cell therapy for neuropathic pain, we hope to understand the current research status and hot issues in this field and to provide valuable predictions for future research in this field.Methods: We used Citespace software to visually analyze 291 articles and reviews indexed by the Web of Science Core Collection Database exploring stem cell-based treatment of neuropathic pain from 1995 to 2021. The Gunnmap online world map evaluated the number of countries and regional articles separately. Microsoft Excel 2016 was used to generate a graph of trends in annual publications.Results: Visualization analysis revealed that the number of publications has increased yearly. The top three countries in terms of number of articles published are United States, China, and Japan. Analysis of highly co-cited articles revealed that the contents of these articles primarily involved the expression of IL-1β, IL-10, NPY, TRPA1, p-p38, p-ERK1/2, TGF-β, PKCδ, CaMKIIɑ, P2X4, P2X7 and TNF-ɑ. Keywords and citation burst analysis demonstrated that activation, regeneration, chemotherapy, and expression are likely the research hotspots and future directions of stem cell research in neuropathic pain.Conclusion: Stem cell therapy may be a potential means of future treatment of neuropathic pain. The study of the mechanisms underlying stem cell therapy for neuropathic pain is still a focus of future research.Keywords: neuropathic pain, stem cell, CiteSpace, Web of Science, bibliometric analysis, visualization analysishttps://www.dovepress.com/stem-cell-therapy-for-neuropathic-pain-a-bibliometric-and-visual-analy-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-JPRneuropathic painstem cellcitespaceweb of sciencebibliometric analysisvisualization analysis
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Fan L
Gui X
Li X
Yang S
Huang Y
Chen L
Shen W
Stem Cell Therapy for Neuropathic Pain: A Bibliometric and Visual Analysis
Journal of Pain Research
neuropathic pain
stem cell
citespace
web of science
bibliometric analysis
visualization analysis
title Stem Cell Therapy for Neuropathic Pain: A Bibliometric and Visual Analysis
title_full Stem Cell Therapy for Neuropathic Pain: A Bibliometric and Visual Analysis
title_fullStr Stem Cell Therapy for Neuropathic Pain: A Bibliometric and Visual Analysis
title_full_unstemmed Stem Cell Therapy for Neuropathic Pain: A Bibliometric and Visual Analysis
title_short Stem Cell Therapy for Neuropathic Pain: A Bibliometric and Visual Analysis
title_sort stem cell therapy for neuropathic pain a bibliometric and visual analysis
topic neuropathic pain
stem cell
citespace
web of science
bibliometric analysis
visualization analysis
url https://www.dovepress.com/stem-cell-therapy-for-neuropathic-pain-a-bibliometric-and-visual-analy-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-JPR
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