MicroRNA-Mediated In Vitro and In Vivo Direct Reprogramming of Cardiac Fibroblasts to Cardiomyocytes
Author(s) -
Tilanthi M. Jayawardena,
Bakytbek Egemnazarov,
Elizabeth Finch,
Lunan Zhang,
Jonathan Payne,
Kumar Pandya,
Zhiping Zhang,
Paul B. Rosenberg,
Maria Mirotsou,
Victor J. Dzau
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
circulation research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.899
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1524-4571
pISSN - 0009-7330
DOI - 10.1161/circresaha.112.269035
Subject(s) - reprogramming , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , microrna , regenerative medicine , transdifferentiation , in vivo , phenotype , cell type , transfection , in vitro , cell , cancer research , cell culture , stem cell , gene , genetics
Repopulation of the injured heart with new, functional cardiomyocytes remains a daunting challenge for cardiac regenerative medicine. An ideal therapeutic approach would involve an effective method at achieving direct conversion of injured areas to functional tissue in situ.
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