Source: Medical News Today
Date: May 3, 2007 - 14:00 PDT
Summary:
Medical News Today reports on new methods to treat heart attack patients:
"Researchers from the National Center for Regenerative Medicine (NCRM) have identified two innovative and distinctly different methods to help treat patients recovering from a heart attack. The first study showed that cell-based gene therapy to regenerate damaged cardiac muscle tissue and improve mechanical cardiac function was feasible using skeletal muscle stem cells modified to express a stem cell honing signal. The second study showed that bone marrow stem cells could emerge as a valuable treatment for repairing damaged hearts by regenerating damaged heart muscle and maintaining the electrical conduction across the heart. The researchers believe that combining cell and gene therapy can enhance the effects of cell transplantation and optimize regeneration of tissue in the heart."
