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Impact of Enhanced Production of Endogenous Heme Oxygenase-1 by Pitavastatin on Survival and Functional Activities of Bone Marrow-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells.
Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology - 1 Jun 2015
Kawashiri Masa-Aki, Nakanishi Chiaki, Tsubokawa Toshinari, Shimojima Masaya, Yoshida Shohei, Yoshimuta Tsuyoshi, Konno Tetsuo, Yamagishi Masakazu, Hayashi Kenshi
Abstract excerpt
Although mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have a therapeutic potential for the repair of tissue injuries, their poor viability in damaged tissue limits their effectiveness. Statins can induce an increased production of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), which may prevent this detrimental effect in MSCs. We investigated the protective effect of statin-induced overexpression of HO-1 by examining changes in gene expression and...
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