Mesenchymal stem cells for cardiac repair

For years, sufficient progress has been made in treating heart failure following myocardial infarction; however, the social and economic burdens and the costs to world health systems remain high. Moreover, treatment advances have not resolved the underlying problem of functional heart tissue loss. I...

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Autores: Roura, Santiago|||0000-0003-4063-9661, Gálvez-Montón, Carolina|||0000-0003-2254-9371, Mirabel, Clémentine, Vives Armengol, Joaquim|||0000-0001-9719-5235, Bayés-Genís, Antoni|||0000-0002-3044-197X
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:254020
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/254020
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1186/s13287-017-0695-y
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Cardiac adipose tissue
Cardiac repair
Cell therapy
Good manufacturing practice
Mesenchymal stem cells
Tissue engineering
Umbilical cord blood
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Sumario:For years, sufficient progress has been made in treating heart failure following myocardial infarction; however, the social and economic burdens and the costs to world health systems remain high. Moreover, treatment advances have not resolved the underlying problem of functional heart tissue loss. In this field of research, for years we have actively explored innovative biotherapies for cardiac repair. Here, we present a general, critical overview of our experience in using mesenchymal stem cells, derived from cardiac adipose tissue and umbilical cord blood, in a variety of cell therapy and tissue engineering approaches. We also include the latest advances and future challenges, including good manufacturing practice and regulatory issues. Finally, we evaluate whether recent approaches hold potential for reliable translation to clinical trials.