Ghrelin Improves Functional Survival of Engrafted Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Ischemic Heart through PI3K/Akt Signaling Pathway

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been proposed as a promising cell population for cell therapy and regenerative medicine applications. However, the low retention and poor survival of engrafted cells hampered the therapeutic efficacy of engrafted MSCs. Ghrelin is a 28-amino-acid peptide hormone and...

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Main Authors: Dong Han, Wei Huang, Sai Ma, Jiangwei Chen, Lina Gao, Tong Liu, Rongqing Zhang, Xiujuan Li, Congye Li, Miaomiao Fan, Yundai Chen, Feng Cao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/858349