Biocompatible, Purified VEGF-A mRNA Improves Cardiac Function after Intracardiac Injection 1 Week Post-myocardial Infarction in Swine

mRNA can direct dose-dependent protein expression in cardiac muscle without genome integration, but to date has not been shown to improve cardiac function in a safe, clinically applicable way. Herein, we report that a purified and optimized mRNA in a biocompatible citrate-saline formulation is tissu...

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Main Authors: Leif Carlsson, Jonathan C. Clarke, Christopher Yen, Francine Gregoire, Tamsin Albery, Martin Billger, Ann-Charlotte Egnell, Li-Ming Gan, Karin Jennbacken, Edvin Johansson, Gunilla Linhardt, Sofia Martinsson, Muhammad Waqas Sadiq, Nevin Witman, Qing-Dong Wang, Chien-Hsi Chen, Yu-Ping Wang, Susan Lin, Barry Ticho, Patrick C.H. Hsieh, Kenneth R. Chien, Regina Fritsche-Danielson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-06-01
Series:Molecular Therapy: Methods & Clinical Development
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S232905011830041X