Cardiac regenerative medicine: cellular therapy and tissue engineering.
Interest in regenerative medicine has grown worldwide, not only in academic circles, but also in the mass media. Cardiac disease is a leading cause of death, and many more randomized controlled trials investigating the use of regenerative therapy have been reported for the heart than for other organs. This review discusses the candidates for donor cells to be used in cell transplantation and the mechanisms for improving injured heart function.
Gojo
Satoshi
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Department of Therapeutic Strategy for Heart Failure, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8550, Japan. satoshigojo-tky@umin.ac.jp
Kyo
Shunei
S
D064987:Cell- and Tissue-Based Therapy / Q000639:trends*; D006321:Heart / Q000502:physiology; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D012038:Regeneration / Q000502:physiology; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000639:trends*