Human angiogenic cell precursors restore function in the infarcted rat heart: a comparison of cell delivery routes
Z Sun, J Wu, H Fujii, J Wu, SH Li… - European journal of …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
European journal of heart failure, 2008•Wiley Online Library
Background We recently isolated angiogenic cell precursors (ACPs) from human blood,
which can induce angiogenesis in vitro. Aims In the present study, we used a nude rat model
of ischaemic cardiomyopathy to compare the efficacy of intramyocardial and intracoronary
ACP implantation, and to evaluate effects on cardiac function, scar size and angiogenesis.
Methods and results Adult nude rats underwent coronary artery ligation. Six days later, ACPs
(characterized in vitro prior to implantation) or culture media were injected directly into the …
which can induce angiogenesis in vitro. Aims In the present study, we used a nude rat model
of ischaemic cardiomyopathy to compare the efficacy of intramyocardial and intracoronary
ACP implantation, and to evaluate effects on cardiac function, scar size and angiogenesis.
Methods and results Adult nude rats underwent coronary artery ligation. Six days later, ACPs
(characterized in vitro prior to implantation) or culture media were injected directly into the …
Background
We recently isolated angiogenic cell precursors (ACPs) from human blood, which can induce angiogenesis in vitro.
Aims
In the present study, we used a nude rat model of ischaemic cardiomyopathy to compare the efficacy of intramyocardial and intracoronary ACP implantation, and to evaluate effects on cardiac function, scar size and angiogenesis.
Methods and results
Adult nude rats underwent coronary artery ligation. Six days later, ACPs (characterized in vitro prior to implantation) or culture media were injected directly into the ischaemic myocardial region or into the coronary artery via the aorta. Cardiac function was measured by echocardiography prior to and at 2 and 4 weeks after implantation. Scar morphology, cell engraftment, and myocardial angiogenesis were evaluated at 4 weeks. Two and four weeks after implantation, cardiac function declined in both of the control groups but improved in both the intramyocardial and intracoronary ACP groups. Significant reductions in myocardial scar area were only observed in the intramyocardial ACP group, while increases in blood vessel density, which were observed in all ACP recipients, were greatest in the intracoronary ACP group.
Conclusions
Human ACPs, delivered via intramyocardial or intracoronary injection, engrafted into damaged cardiac tissue and improved cardiac function within 4 weeks through effects on scar morphology and blood vessel formation.
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