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P2Y2 Nucleotide Receptor Prompts Human Cardiac Progenitor Cell Activation by Modulating Hippo Signaling.
Circulation research - 10 Nov 2017
Khalafalla Farid G, Greene Steven, Khan Hashim, Ilves Kelli, Monsanto Megan M, Alvarez Roberto, Chavarria Monica, Nguyen Jonathan, Norman Benjamin, Dembitsky Walter P, Sussman Mark A
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RATIONALE: Autologous stem cell therapy using human c-Kit+ cardiac progenitor cells (hCPCs) is a promising therapeutic approach for treatment of heart failure (HF). However, hCPCs derived from aged patients with HF with genetic predispositions and comorbidities of chronic diseases exhibit poor proliferative and migratory capabilities, which impair overall reparative potential for injured myocardium. Therefore,...
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