A collagen cardiac patch incorporating alginate microparticles permits the controlled release of hepatocyte growth factor and insulin-like growth factor-1 to enhance cardiac stem cell migration and proliferation

Long-Term Outcome of Administration of c-kitPOSCardiac Progenitor Cells After Acute Myocardial InfarctionNovelty and Significance

(2016) Xian-Liang Tang et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

Drug and cell delivery for cardiac regeneration

(2015) Conn L. Hastings et al.   ADVANCED DRUG DELIVERY REVIEWS

Development of collagen–hydroxyapatite scaffolds incorporating PLGA and alginate microparticles for the controlled delivery of rhBMP-2 for bone tissue engineering

(2015) Elaine Quinlan et al.   JOURNAL OF CONTROLLED RELEASE

Controlled release of vascular endothelial growth factor from spray-dried alginate microparticles in collagen-hydroxyapatite scaffolds for promoting vascularization and bone repair

(2015) Elaine Quinlan et al.   Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

Challenges in identifying the best source of stem cells for cardiac regeneration therapy

(2015) Parul Dixit et al.   Stem Cell Research & Therapy

Proliferation of murine c-kitposcardiac stem cells stimulated with IGF-1 is associated with Akt-1 mediated phosphorylation and nuclear export of FoxO3a and its effect on downstream cell cycle regulators

(2014) Ann Mary Johnson et al.   GROWTH FACTORS

Isolation and characterization of resident endogenous c-Kit+ cardiac stem cells from the adult mouse and rat heart

(2014) Andrew J Smith et al.   Nature Protocols

Cardiac stem cell niches

(2014) Annarosa Leri et al.   Stem Cell Research

Sustained Delivery of Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1/Hepatocyte Growth Factor Stimulates Endogenous Cardiac Repair in the Chronic Infarcted Pig Heart

(2014) Stefan Koudstaal et al.   Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research

The effect of bioengineered acellular collagen patch on cardiac remodeling and ventricular function post myocardial infarction

(2013) Vahid Serpooshan et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Tissue-engineered cardiac patch for advanced functional maturation of human ESC-derived cardiomyocytes

(2013) Donghui Zhang et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Migration of Resident Cardiac Stem Cells in Myocardial Infarction

(2012) Simon X. Liang et al.   Anatomical Record-Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology

Characterization of biologically active insulin-loaded alginate microparticles prepared by spray drying

(2012) Kristen Bowey et al.   DRUG DEVELOPMENT AND INDUSTRIAL PHARMACY

Local activation of cardiac stem cells for post-myocardial infarction cardiac repair

(2012) Zhuzhi Wen et al.   JOURNAL OF CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE

Hepatocyte growth factor mediates mesenchymal stem cell–induced recovery in multiple sclerosis models

(2012) Lianhua Bai et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Stem-cell-capturing collagen scaffold promotes cardiac tissue regeneration

(2011) Chunying Shi et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Functionally Competent Cardiac Stem Cells Can Be Isolated From Endomyocardial Biopsies of Patients With Advanced Cardiomyopathies

(2011) Domenico D'Amario et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

Endogenous Cardiac Stem Cell Activation by Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1/Hepatocyte Growth Factor Intracoronary Injection Fosters Survival and Regeneration of the Infarcted Pig Heart

(2011) Georgina M. Ellison et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Biomaterials for the Treatment of Myocardial Infarction

(2011) Aboli A. Rane et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

A Myocardial Patch Made of Collagen Membranes Loaded with Collagen-Binding Human Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Accelerates Healing of the Injured Rabbit Heart

(2011) Jian Gao et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A

Stem Cells in the Treatment of Heart Disease

(2010) Stefan Janssens   Annual Review of Medicine

Hepatocyte growth factor/Met gene transfer in cardiac stem cells—potential for cardiac repair

(2010) Rosalinda Madonna et al.   BASIC RESEARCH IN CARDIOLOGY

Biodegradable collagen patch with covalently immobilized VEGF for myocardial repair

(2010) Yasuo Miyagi et al.   BIOMATERIALS

The promotion of myocardial repair by the sequential delivery of IGF-1 and HGF from an injectable alginate biomaterial in a model of acute myocardial infarction

(2010) Emil Ruvinov et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Hepatocyte growth factor incorporated chitosan nanoparticles differentiate murine bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell into hepatocytes in vitro

(2010) S. Pulavendran et al.   IET Nanobiotechnology

Isolation and expansion of functionally-competent cardiac progenitor cells directly from heart biopsies

(2010) Darryl R. Davis et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR CARDIOLOGY

Binding and Release Characteristics of Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 from a Collagen–Glycosaminoglycan Scaffold

(2010) Leanne M. Mullen et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART C-METHODS

Understanding the effect of mean pore size on cell activity in collagen-glycosaminoglycan scaffolds

(2010) Ciara M. Murphy et al.   Cell Adhesion & Migration

From fish to amphibians to mammals: in search of novel strategies to optimize cardiac regeneration

(2009) Simonetta Ausoni et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Bone marrow cell–induced protection of the human myocardium: Characterization and mechanism of action

(2009) Vien Khach Lai et al.   JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

Local Activation or Implantation of Cardiac Progenitor Cells Rescues Scarred Infarcted Myocardium Improving Cardiac Function

(2008) Marcello Rota et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

Criticality of the Biological and Physical Stimuli Array Inducing Resident Cardiac Stem Cell Determination

(2008) Giancarlo Forte et al.   STEM CELLS