Myoblast transplantation for heart failure – From bench to bedside

• Published in: Cirugía cardiovascular Vol. 12; no. 3; pp. 209 - 214
• Main Authors: Sim, Eugene K.W., Tan, Genevieve M.Y., Ye, Lei, Shim, Winston S.N., Haider, Husnain K., Wong, Philip
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: Elsevier España 01.07.2005; Elsevier
• Subjects: Angiomiogénesis; Angiomyogenesis; Cell transplantation; Heart failure; Insuficiencia cardíaca; Mioblasto esquelético; Skeletal myoblasts; Trasplante celular; Heart failure; Angiomiogénesis; Skeletal myoblasts; Insuficiencia cardíaca; Trasplante celular; Mioblasto esquelético; Angiomyogenesis; Cell transplantation

Heart failure causes morbidity and mortality. Cell transplantation using skeletal muscle myoblast is promising for myocardial repair as it can regenerate and repair the injury. Skeletal myoblasts are unipotent progenitor cells that can be expanded and genetically modified to deliver angiogenic cytok...