Cardiac regeneration by pharmacologically active microcarriers releasing growth factors and/or transporting adipose-derived stem cells
| Autor: | Monia Savi, Leonardo Bocchi, Emanuela Fiumana, Caterina Frati, Francesca Bonafé, Stefano Cavalli, Paolo Giovanni Morselli, Jean-Pierre Karam, Claudia Montero-Menei, Claudio Marcello Caldarera, Carlo Guarnieri, Claudio Muscari, Donatella Stilli, Federico Quaini, Ezio Musso |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Biological Research, Vol 87, Iss 1 (2014) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1826-8838 2284-0230 |
| DOI: | 10.4081/jbr.2014.2141 |
| Popis: | We tested the hypothesis that cardiac regeneration through local delivery of adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs), activation of resident cardiac stem cells via growth factors (GFs) [hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1):GFs] or both, are improved by pharmacologically active microcarriers (PAMs) interacting with cells/molecules conveyed on their surface. Rats with one-month old myocardial infarction were treated with ASCs, ASCs+PAMs, GF-releasing PAMs, ASCs+GF-releasing PAMs or vehicle. Two weeks later, hemodynamic function and inducibility of ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) were assessed. Eventually, the hearts were subjected to anatomical and immunohistochemical analyses. A significant ASCs engraftment and the largest improvement in cardiac mechanics occurred in ASC+GF-releasing PAM rats which by contrast were more vulnerable to VAs. Thus, PAMs may improve cell/GF-based cardiac regeneration although caution should be paid on the electrophysiological impact of their physical interaction with the myocardium. |
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