articleCirculation ResearchOct 8, 2004BRONZE OA

Isolation and Expansion of Adult Cardiac Stem Cells From Human and Murine Heart

Università Campus Bio-Medico · Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research · +4 more institutions

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Abstract

Cardiac myocytes have been traditionally regarded as terminally differentiated cells that adapt to increased work and compensate for disease exclusively through hypertrophy. However, in the past few years, compelling evidence has accumulated suggesting that the heart has regenerative potential. Recent studies have even surmised the existence of resident cardiac stem cells, endothelial cells generating cardiomyocytes by cell contact or extracardiac progenitors for cardiomyocytes, but these findings are still controversial. We describe the isolation of undifferentiated cells that grow as self-adherent clusters (that we have termed "cardiospheres") from subcultures of postnatal atrial or ventricular human biopsy…

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Keywords
  • Stem cell
  • Myocyte
  • Biology
  • Cell biology
  • Endothelial stem cell
  • Progenitor cell
  • Transplantation
  • Adult stem cell
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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