Anti‐inflammatory therapies in myocardial infarction: failures, hopes and challenges

S Huang, NG Frangogiannis - British journal of pharmacology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In the infarcted heart, the damage‐associated molecular pattern proteins released by
necrotic cells trigger both myocardial and systemic inflammatory responses. Induction of …

All roads lead to Rome (the heart): cell retention and outcomes from various delivery routes of cell therapy products to the heart

J Li, S Hu, D Zhu, K Huang, X Mei… - Journal of the …, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
In the past decades, numerous preclinical studies and several clinical trials have evidenced
the feasibility of cell transplantation in treating heart diseases. Over the years, different …

Inflammation as a therapeutic target in myocardial infarction: learning from past failures to meet future challenges

A Saxena, I Russo, NG Frangogiannis - Translational Research, 2016 - Elsevier
In the infarcted myocardium, necrotic cardiomyocytes release danger signals, activating an
intense inflammatory response. Inflammatory pathways play a crucial role in regulation of a …

Towards comprehensive cardiac repair and regeneration after myocardial infarction: Aspects to consider and proteins to deliver

HK Awada, MP Hwang, Y Wang - Biomaterials, 2016 - Elsevier
Ischemic heart disease is a leading cause of death worldwide. After the onset of myocardial
infarction, many pathological changes take place and progress the disease towards heart …

[HTML][HTML] Beyond endothelial cells: vascular endothelial growth factors in heart, vascular anomalies and placenta

JP Laakkonen, J Lähteenvuo, S Jauhiainen… - Vascular …, 2019 - Elsevier
Vascular endothelial growth factors regulate vascular and lymphatic growth. Dysregulation
of VEGF signaling is connected to many pathological states, including hemangiomas …

Regenerative medicine for the heart: perspectives on stem-cell therapy

GS Cho, L Fernandez, C Kwon - Antioxidants & redox signaling, 2014 - liebertpub.com
Significance: Despite decades of progress in cardiovascular biology and medicine, heart
disease remains the leading cause of death, and there is no cure for the failing heart. Since …

Stem cell therapy for the heart: blind alley or magic bullet?

AAN Bruyneel, A Sehgal, S Malandraki-Miller… - Journal of …, 2016 - Springer
When stressed by ageing or disease, the adult human heart is unable to regenerate, leading
to scarring and hypertrophy and eventually heart failure. As a result, stem cell therapy has …

Human cardiac progenitor spheroids exhibit enhanced engraftment potential

F Oltolina, A Zamperone, D Colangelo, L Gregoletto… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
A major obstacle to an effective myocardium stem cell therapy has always been the delivery
and survival of implanted stem cells in the heart. Better engraftment can be achieved if cells …

Safety of intracoronary infusion of 20 million C-kit positive human cardiac stem cells in pigs

MCL Keith, XL Tang, Y Tokita, Q Li, S Ghafghazi… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background There is mounting interest in using c-kit positive human cardiac stem cells (c-
kitpos hCSCs) to repair infarcted myocardium in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy. A …

Macrophage Heterogeneity in Myocardial Infarction: Evolution and Implications for Diverse Therapeutic Approaches

B Kanuri, G Sreejit, P Biswas, AJ Murphy… - iScience, 2024 - cell.com
Given the extensive participation of myeloid cells (especially monocytes and macrophages)
in both inflammation and resolution phases post-myocardial infarction (MI) owing to their …