Open AccessAdvanced Age Impairs Cardioprotective Function of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation from Patients to Myocardially Infarcted Rats
Author(s) -
Yu Liu,
Tao Liu,
Jinsong Han,
Zhonglu Yang,
Xiaodong Xue,
Hui Jiang,
Huishan Wang
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1421-9751
pISSN - 0008-6312
DOI - 10.1159/000360393
Subject(s) - mesenchymal stem cell , tunel assay , transplantation , medicine , myocardial infarction , immunohistochemistry , vascular endothelial growth factor , apoptosis , western blot , andrology , cardiology , pathology , vegf receptors , biology , biochemistry , gene
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have limited clinical therapeutic effects in older myocardial infarction (MI) patients. Thus, whether younger MSCs might confer greater protection is worth investigating.
Accelerating Research
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom
Address
John Eccles HouseRobert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom