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Cardiac stem cell therapy

Registered trials and a pilot study in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy

Kardiale Stammzelltherapie

Eingetragene Studien und Pilotuntersuchung an Patienten mit dilatativer Kardiomyopathie

Abstract

In cardiac stem cell therapy, the past decade has been interesting with respect to preclinical and clinical research. The high diversity of applied stem cell populations and evaluation methods represent a challenge to fully understand the impact of stem cell administration, leaving uncertain answers to the questions that have been dealt with thus far. In the present work, registered studies in cardiac stem cell therapy are summarized and the study aims are highlighted. Furthermore, preliminary data on the additional intramyocardial administration of CD133+ stem cells in patients undergoing mitral valve surgery are presented.

Zusammenfassung

In der Stammzelltherapie von kardialen Erkrankungen blicken wir auf ein interessantes Jahrzehnt präklinischer und klinischer Forschung zurück. Die große Vielfalt von angewendeten Stammzellpopulationen und Untersuchungsmethoden fordern unser Verständnis für den erzielten Effekt von administrierten Stammzellen heraus und lassen einige behandelte Fragen offen. In dieser Arbeit wollen wir die wesentlichen aktuellen registrierten Studien zusammenfassen und einzelne Untersuchungsziele herausarbeiten. Desweiteren stellen wir vorläufige Daten zur zusätzlichen intramyokardialen Anwendung von CD133+ Stammzellen bei Patienten, die einer Mitralklappenoperation unterzogen werden, vor.

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Nesselmann, C., Kaminski, A. & Steinhoff, G. Cardiac stem cell therapy. Herz 36, 121–134 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00059-010-3419-y

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Keywords

  • Cardiac stem cell therapy
  • Registered studies
  • Stem cells
  • Dilated cardiomyopathy
  • Intramyocardial

Schlüsselwörter

  • Kardiale Stammzelltherapie
  • Eingetragene Studien
  • Stammzellen
  • Dilatative Kardiomyopathie
  • Intramyokardial