OKANO Teruo
   Department   Research Institutes and Facilities, Research Institutes and Facilities
   Position  
Article types Original article
Language English
Peer review Peer reviewed
Title Repair of impaired myocardium by means of implantation of engineered autologous myoblast sheets.
Journal Formal name:The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
Abbreviation:J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
ISSN code:(1097-685X)0022-5223(Linking)
Domestic / ForeginForegin
Volume, Issue, Page 130(5),pp.1333-41
Author and coauthor MEMON Imran A.†, SAWA Yoshiki, FUKUSHIMA Norihide, MATSUMIYA Goro, MIYAGAWA Shigweu, TAKETANI Satoshi, SAKAKIDA Satoru K., KONDOH Haruhiko, ALESHIN Alexey N., SHIMIZU Tatsuya, OKANO Teruo, MATSUDA Hikaru*
Publication date 2005/11
Summary Myoblast sheets repaired the impaired myocardium, reduced fibrosis, and prevented remodeling in association with recruitment of hematopoietic stem cells through the release of stromal-derived factor 1 and other growth factors. Our experiment indicates a therapy for patients with severe heart failure.
DOI 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2005.07.023
PMID 16256786