Stem Cell Research
Kyoto University, Research Center details research in stem cell research
Published in Cardiovascular Device Liability Week, February 4th, 2007
Fresh data on stem cell research are presented in the report "Human cardiac stem cells exhibit mesenchymal features and are maintained through Akt/GSK-3beta signaling. Recent evidence suggested that human cardiac stem cells (hCSCs) may have the clinical application for cardiac repair; however, their characteristics and the regulatory mechanisms of their growth have not been fully investigated. Here, we show the novel property of hCSCs with respect to their origin and tissue distribution in human heart, and demonstrate the signaling pathway that regulates their growth and survival," investigators in Kyoto, Japan report.
"Telomerase-active hCSCs were predominantly present...
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