Sca-1+ cardiosphere-derived cells are enriched for Isl1-expressing cardiac precursors and improve cardiac function after myocardial injury.

BACKGROUND: Endogenous cardiac progenitor cells are a promising option for cell-therapy for myocardial infarction (MI). However, obtaining adequate numbers of cardiac progenitors after MI remains a challenge. Cardiospheres (CSs) have been proposed to have cardiac regenerative properties; however, th...

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Main Authors: Jianqin Ye, Andrew Boyle, Henry Shih, Richard E Sievers, Yan Zhang, Megha Prasad, Hua Su, Yan Zhou, William Grossman, Harold S Bernstein, Yerem Yeghiazarians
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3260268?pdf=render