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New strategy improves stem cell recruitment, heart function and survival after heart injury

Published in Hematology Week, April 20th, 2009

A new study in mice shows that a dual therapy can lead to generation of new blood vessels and improved cardiac function following a heart attack. The research, published by Cell Press in the April 3rd issue of the journal Cell Stem Cell, provides an explanation for the ineffectiveness of current stem-cell-mobilizing therapies and may drive design of future regenerative therapies for the heart.

Stem-cell-based therapies are an attractive option for the treatment of heart damage after a heart attack, also known as myocardial infarction (MI). However, although animal studies using stem cells derived from the bone marrow have elicited some improvement in cardiac function,...

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Source: Hematology Week (2009-04-20)

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