Mesenchymal stem cell-based therapy for cardiovascular disease: progress and challenges

L Bagno, KE Hatzistergos, W Balkan, JM Hare - Molecular Therapy, 2018 - cell.com
Administration of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) to diseased hearts improves cardiac
function and reduces scar. These effects occur via stimulation of endogenous repair …

Rebuilding the damaged heart: mesenchymal stem cells, cell-based therapy, and engineered heart tissue

S Golpanian, A Wolf, KE Hatzistergos… - Physiological …, 2016 - journals.physiology.org
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are broadly distributed cells that retain postnatal capacity
for self-renewal and multilineage differentiation. MSCs evade immune detection, secrete an …

Dual stem cell therapy synergistically improves cardiac function and vascular regeneration following myocardial infarction

SJ Park, RY Kim, BW Park, S Lee, SW Choi… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Since both myocardium and vasculature in the heart are excessively damaged following
myocardial infarction (MI), therapeutic strategies for treating MI hearts should concurrently …

Cardiac fibrosis: potential therapeutic targets

S Park, NB Nguyen, A Pezhouman, R Ardehali - Translational Research, 2019 - Elsevier
Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of mortality in the world and is exacerbated by
the presence of cardiac fibrosis, defined by the accumulation of noncontractile extracellular …

Injectable human recombinant collagen matrices limit adverse remodeling and improve cardiac function after myocardial infarction

S McLaughlin, B McNeill, J Podrebarac… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Despite the success of current therapies for acute myocardial infarction (MI), many patients
still develop adverse cardiac remodeling and heart failure. With the growing prevalence of …

Mesenchymal stem cells in cardiac regeneration: a detailed progress report of the last 6 years (2010–2015)

A Singh, A Singh, D Sen - Stem cell research & therapy, 2016 - Springer
Mesenchymal stem cells have been used for cardiovascular regenerative therapy for
decades. These cells have been established as one of the potential therapeutic agents …

L‐Arginine‐Loaded gold nanocages ameliorate myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury by promoting nitric oxide production and maintaining mitochondrial function

Z Wang, N Yang, Y Hou, Y Li, C Yin, E Yang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. Reperfusion therapy is
vital to patient survival after a heart attack but can cause myocardial ischemia/reperfusion …

Stem cell therapy for ischemic heart diseases

H Yu, K Lu, J Zhu, J Wang - British medical bulletin, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Introduction Ischemic heart diseases, especially the myocardial infarction, is a major hazard
problem to human health. Despite substantial advances in control of risk factors and …

Cardiac ageing: extrinsic and intrinsic factors in cellular renewal and senescence

NA Gude, KM Broughton, F Firouzi… - Nature Reviews …, 2018 - nature.com
Cardiac ageing manifests as a decline in function leading to heart failure. At the cellular
level, ageing entails decreased replicative capacity and dysregulation of cellular processes …

Preclinical studies of stem cell therapy for heart disease

BA Tompkins, W Balkan, J Winkler… - Circulation …, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
As part of the TACTICS (Transnational Alliance for Regenerative Therapies in
Cardiovascular Syndromes) series to enhance regenerative medicine, here, we discuss the …