Angiogenesis

Bioheart Reports Promising Results From Preclinical Study of Adipose-Derived Acute Cell Therapy

Published in Cardiovascular Business Week, September 30th, 2008

A preclinical study involving the injection of adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) into the myocardium (heart muscle tissue) of infarcted rats, was recently completed at the Jordan University of Science and Technology in Irbid, Jordan by medical and veterinary doctors from that institution and the University of Jordan in Amman, Jordan.

The study, led by Mahmoud Abu-Abeeleh, MD, Assistant Professor of Cardiac Surgery, University of Jordan School of Medicine, Amman-Jordan, showed evidence of regeneration of cardiomyocytes (heart cells) subsequent to injection of ADSCs following heart attack, or acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The study consisted of 99 nude rats*...

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Source: Cardiovascular Business Week (2008-09-30)

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