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ARCHIVES OF MEDICAL RESEARCH
Volume 39, Issue 2, Pages 179-188Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2007.11.001
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hepatocyte growth factor; mesenchymal stem cells; angiogenesis; apoptosis; calcineurin
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Background. Myocardial infarction is a significant cause of heart failure. Currently, therapies are limited and novel revascularization methods may play a role. We investigated the effects of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) expressed by bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) on post-ischemic heart failure. Methods. Four weeks after myocardial infarction (MI), Sprague Dawley rats were randomly divided into saline control group, MSC-GFP group, MSC-HGF group, and MSC-HGF + CsA group. After another 4 weeks, hearts were analyzed for ventricular geometry, myocardial function, angiogenesis and endothelial cell density, apoptosis and the expression of calcineurin, Akt, and Bcl-2 protein. Results. In MSC-HGF group, rats exhibited better LV systolic and diastolic function compared with other groups after 8 weeks of MI. Angiogenesis was significantly enhanced by HGF through inducing proliferation of endothelial cells. The effects of HGF on apoptosis were associated with the expression level of calcineurin protein. Conclusions. Our findings suggest that overexpression of HGF improved ischemic cardiac function through angiogenesis and reduction of apoptosis partly mediated by upregulation of calcineurin. (C) 2008 IMSS. Published by Elsevier Inc.
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