Stem cell therapy for ischemic heart disease
Recent experimental and clinical observations have suggested that cell transplantation could be of therapeutic value for the treatment of heart disease. This approach was based on the idea that transplanted donor cardiomyocytes would integrate with the host myocardium and thereby directly contribute...
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Published in | Trends in molecular medicine Vol. 9; no. 10; pp. 436 - 441 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
England
Elsevier Ltd
01.10.2003
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Summary: | Recent experimental and clinical observations have suggested that cell transplantation could be of therapeutic value for the treatment of heart disease. This approach was based on the idea that transplanted donor cardiomyocytes would integrate with the host myocardium and thereby directly contribute to cardiac function. Surprisingly, the observation that non-cardiomyogenic cells could also improve cardiac function indicates that functional integration of donor cells might not be required to achieve a beneficial effect. More recently, several observations have suggested the presence of a greater than anticipated developmental repertoire in adult-derived stem cells, which, if further validated, would offer unprecedented opportunities for the restoration of cardiac function in diseased hearts. Here, we discuss current issues regarding the potential use of stem cell transplantation for the treatment of ischemic heart disease. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 ObjectType-Review-3 content type line 23 ObjectType-Feature-3 ObjectType-Review-1 |
ISSN: | 1471-4914 1471-499X |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.molmed.2003.08.002 |