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Current Stem Cell Research & Therapy

Editor-in-Chief

ISSN (Print): 1574-888X
ISSN (Online): 2212-3946

Aesthetic Cardiology: Adipose-Derived Stem Cells for Myocardial Repair

Author(s): Nathan J. Palpant and Joseph M. Metzger

Volume 5, Issue 2, 2010

Page: [145 - 152] Pages: 8

DOI: 10.2174/157488810791268654

Price: $65

Abstract

Stem cell biology has increasingly gained scientific and public interest in recent years. In particular, the use of stem cells for treatment of heart disease has been strongly pursued within the scientific and medical communities. Significant effort has gone into the use of adult tissue-derived stem cells for cardiac repair including bone marrow, blood, and cardiac-derived cell populations. Significant interest in this area has been balanced by the difficulties of understanding stem cells, cardiac injury, and the amalgamation of these areas of investigation in translational medicine. Recent studies have emerged on adipose-derived stem cells which show the potential for cardiac lineage development in vitro and may have application in cell-mediated in vivo therapy for the diseased heart. This review provides a summary of current findings within the field of adipose-derived stem cell biology regarding their cardiac differentiation potential.

Keywords: Adipose tissue, cardiac, heart failure, cell regeneration


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