title: Adult stem cells and cardiac regeneration.
abstract: There is worldwide demand for therapies to promote the robust repair and regeneration with maximum regain of function of particular tissues and organs damaged by disease or injury. The potential role of adult stem cells has been highlighted by an increasing number of in vitro and in vivo studies. Nowhere is this more evident than in adult stem cell-based therapies being explored to promote cardiac regeneration. In spite of encouraging advances, significant challenges remain.
authors.affiliation: Regenerative Medicine Program, Sprott Centre for Stem Cell Research, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, 501 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8L6, Canada, kursadturksen@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Kursad
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Turksen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D053687:Adult Stem Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D006321:Heart / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D012038:Regeneration; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000379:methods