The process of selecting an artificial intelligence(AI)model to assist clinical diagnosis of a particular pathology and its validation tests is relevant since the values of accuracy,sensitivity and specificity may not...The process of selecting an artificial intelligence(AI)model to assist clinical diagnosis of a particular pathology and its validation tests is relevant since the values of accuracy,sensitivity and specificity may not reflect the behavior of the method in a real environment.Here,we provide helpful considerations to increase the success of using an AI model in clinical practice.展开更多
On February 11,2020,the World Health Organization officially announced the coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2),as an emerging recent pandemic ill...On February 11,2020,the World Health Organization officially announced the coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2),as an emerging recent pandemic illness,which currently has approximately taken the life of two million persons in more than 200 countries.Medical,clinical,and scientific efforts have focused on searching for new prevention and treatment strategies.Regenerative medicine and tissue engineering focused on using stem cells(SCs)have become a promising tool,and the regenerative and immunoregulatory capabilities of mesenchymal SCs(MSCs)and their exosomes have been demonstrated.Moreover,it has been essential to establishing models to reproduce the viral life cycle and mimic the pathology of COVID-19 to understand the virus's behavior.The fields of pluripotent SCs(PSCs),induced PSCs(iPSCs),and artificial iPSCs have been used for this purpose in the development of infection models or organoids.Nevertheless,some inconveniences have been declared in SC use;for example,it has been reported that SARS-CoV-2 enters human cells through the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 receptor,which is highly expressed in MSCs,so it is important to continue investigating the employment of SCs in COVID-19,taking into consideration their advantages and disadvantages.In this review,we expose the use of different kinds of SCs and their derivatives for studying the SARS-CoV-2 behavior and develop treatments to counter COVID-19.展开更多
基金Supported by SEDENA Budgetary Program,No.A022-2021.
文摘The process of selecting an artificial intelligence(AI)model to assist clinical diagnosis of a particular pathology and its validation tests is relevant since the values of accuracy,sensitivity and specificity may not reflect the behavior of the method in a real environment.Here,we provide helpful considerations to increase the success of using an AI model in clinical practice.
文摘On February 11,2020,the World Health Organization officially announced the coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2),as an emerging recent pandemic illness,which currently has approximately taken the life of two million persons in more than 200 countries.Medical,clinical,and scientific efforts have focused on searching for new prevention and treatment strategies.Regenerative medicine and tissue engineering focused on using stem cells(SCs)have become a promising tool,and the regenerative and immunoregulatory capabilities of mesenchymal SCs(MSCs)and their exosomes have been demonstrated.Moreover,it has been essential to establishing models to reproduce the viral life cycle and mimic the pathology of COVID-19 to understand the virus's behavior.The fields of pluripotent SCs(PSCs),induced PSCs(iPSCs),and artificial iPSCs have been used for this purpose in the development of infection models or organoids.Nevertheless,some inconveniences have been declared in SC use;for example,it has been reported that SARS-CoV-2 enters human cells through the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 receptor,which is highly expressed in MSCs,so it is important to continue investigating the employment of SCs in COVID-19,taking into consideration their advantages and disadvantages.In this review,we expose the use of different kinds of SCs and their derivatives for studying the SARS-CoV-2 behavior and develop treatments to counter COVID-19.