A review of the molecular mechanisms underlying the development and progression of cardiac remodeling

L Schirone, M Forte, S Palmerio, D Yee… - Oxidative medicine …, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
Pathological molecular mechanisms involved in myocardial remodeling contribute to alter
the existing structure of the heart, leading to cardiac dysfunction. Among the complex …

Stem cell injections in knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review of the literature

HI Pas, M Winters, HJ Haisma, MJJ Koenis… - British journal of sports …, 2017‏ - bjsm.bmj.com
Objective Stem cell injection for knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is an emerging new therapy, and
we aimed to review its evidence of efficacy. Design Systematic review. Eligibility criteria …

Global position paper on cardiovascular regenerative medicine

F Fernández-Avilés, R Sanz-Ruiz… - European Heart …, 2017‏ - academic.oup.com
Based on the increasingly understood regenerative capacity of the human heart and
vascular system, 1 cardiovascular regenerative medicine (CRM) encompasses all potential …

Umbrella reviews

G Biondi-Zoccai - Evidence synthesis with overviews of reviews and meta …, 2016‏ - Springer
Like Ulysses in the Greek mythology, physicians and researchers are destined to endlessly
wonder in the search for the truth. Sir Karl Pooper (1902–1994) in his philosophical treaty on …

No evidence for the use of stem cell therapy for tendon disorders: a systematic review

HI Pas, MH Moen, HJ Haisma… - British journal of sports …, 2017‏ - bjsm.bmj.com
Introduction Stem cells have emerged as a new treatment option for tendon disorders. We
systematically reviewed the current evidence for stem cell therapy in tendon disorders …

MiRroring the multiple potentials of MicroRNAs in acute myocardial infarction

S Paiva, O Agbulut - Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine, 2017‏ - frontiersin.org
At present, cardiovascular diseases are depicted to be the leading cause of death worldwide
according to the World Health Organization. In the future, projections predict that ischemic …

[HTML][HTML] The microenvironment of decellularized extracellular matrix from heart failure myocardium alters the balance between angiogenic and fibrotic signals from …

I Belviso, F Angelini, F Di Meglio, V Picchio… - International Journal of …, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
Cardiac adverse remodeling is characterized by biological changes that affect the
composition and architecture of the extracellular matrix (ECM). The consequently disrupted …

Β-blockers treatment of cardiac surgery patients enhances isolation and improves phenotype of cardiosphere-derived cells

I Chimenti, F Pagano, E Cavarretta, F Angelini… - Scientific Reports, 2016‏ - nature.com
Β-blockers (BB) are a primary treatment for chronic heart disease (CHD), resulting in
prognostic and symptomatic benefits. Cardiac cell therapy represents a promising …

RegenHeart: a time-effective, low-concentration, detergent-based method aiming for conservative decellularization of the whole heart organ

E Dal Sasso, R Menabò, D Agrillo… - ACS Biomaterials …, 2020‏ - ACS Publications
Heart failure is the worst outcome of all cardiovascular diseases and still represents
nowadays the leading cause of mortality with no effective clinical treatments, apart from …

Stem cell spheroids and ex vivo niche modeling: rationalization and scaling-up

I Chimenti, D Massai, U Morbiducci, AP Beltrami… - Journal of …, 2017‏ - Springer
Improved protocols/devices for in vitro culture of 3D cell spheroids may provide essential
cues for proper growth and differentiation of stem/progenitor cells (S/PCs) in their niche …