Monolayered mesenchymal stem cells repair scarred myocardium after myocardial infarction.
Nat Med
; 12(4): 459-65, 2006 Apr.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16582917
ABSTRACT
Mesenchymal stem cells are multipotent cells that can differentiate into cardiomyocytes and vascular endothelial cells. Here we show, using cell sheet technology, that monolayered mesenchymal stem cells have multipotent and self-propagating properties after transplantation into infarcted rat hearts. We cultured adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells characterized by flow cytometry using temperature-responsive culture dishes. Four weeks after coronary ligation, we transplanted the monolayered mesenchymal stem cells onto the scarred myocardium. After transplantation, the engrafted sheet gradually grew to form a thick stratum that included newly formed vessels, undifferentiated cells and few cardiomyocytes. The mesenchymal stem cell sheet also acted through paracrine pathways to trigger angiogenesis. Unlike a fibroblast cell sheet, the monolayered mesenchymal stem cells reversed wall thinning in the scar area and improved cardiac function in rats with myocardial infarction. Thus, transplantation of monolayered mesenchymal stem cells may be a new therapeutic strategy for cardiac tissue regeneration.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Células-Tronco Mesenquimais
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Infarto do Miocárdio
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Miocárdio
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2006
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Article