title: The vascular endothelial growth factor expression and vascular regeneration in infarcted myocardium by skeletal muscle satellite cells.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Myocardial infarction results in tissue necrosis, leading to cell loss and ultimately to cardiac failure. Implantation of skeletal muscle satellite cells into the scar area may compensate for the cell loss and provides a new strategy for infarct therapy. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a promising reagent for inducing myocardial angiogenesis. Skeletal myoblast transplantation has been shown to improve cardiac function in chronic heart failure models by regenerating muscle. We hypothesized that VEGF expression and vascular regeneration increased in infarcted myocardium by skeletal muscle satellite cells, which can promote vascular producing and improve survival environment in infarcted myocardium.
  
  
  METHODS
  The skeletal muscle satellite cells were implanted into the infarcted myocardium in a model through ligated left anterior artery in Louis Inbrad Strain rat. Specimens were got for identifying the expression of VEGF and the density of vascular by immunochemical method at two weeks after implantation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The proliferation and differentiation of the skeletal muscle satellite cell was very well. The expression of VEGF was higher in the implanted group (146.83 +/- 2.49) than that in the control group (134.26 +/- 6.84) (P < 0.05). The vascular density in the implanted group (13.00 +/- 1.51) was also higher than that in the control (10.68 +/- 1.79) (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The implanted satellite cell could excrete growth factor that would induce angiogenesis and improve cell survival environment in infarcted myocardium.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China. xjh_kyc@whuh.com
authors.forename: Jia-hong
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: Ai-ni
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Kai-lun
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Xiang-yang
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Zheng
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D018919:Neovascularization, Physiologic; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D051381:Rats; D012038:Regeneration; D032496:Satellite Cells, Skeletal Muscle / Q000166:cytology / Q000637:transplantation*; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A