Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Repair Heart, Mayo Clinic Study Shows : New iPS Therapy Pioneered for Heart Attacks
07-21-09
ROCHESTER, Minn., Jul 20, 2009 (ASCRIBE NEWS via COMTEX) -- In a proof-of-concept study, Mayo Clinic investigators have demonstrated that induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells can be used to treat heart disease. iPS cells are stem cells converted from adult cells. In this study, the researchers reprogrammed ordinary fibroblasts, cells that contribute to scars such as those resulting from a heart attack, converting them into stem cells that fix heart damage caused by infarction. The findings appear in the current online issue of the journal Circulation http://circ.ahajournals.org/ .
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07-21-09
ROCHESTER, Minn., Jul 20, 2009 (ASCRIBE NEWS via COMTEX) -- In a proof-of-concept study, Mayo Clinic investigators have demonstrated that induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells can be used to treat heart disease. iPS cells are stem cells converted from adult cells. In this study, the researchers reprogrammed ordinary fibroblasts, cells that contribute to scars such as those resulting from a heart attack, converting them into stem cells that fix heart damage caused by infarction. The findings appear in the current online issue of the journal Circulation http://circ.ahajournals.org/ .
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