Retention and Functional Effect of Adipose-Derived Stromal Cells Administered in Alginate Hydrogel in a Rat Model of Acute Myocardial Infarction

• Main Authors: Bjarke Follin (Author), Adam Ali Ghotbi (Author), Andreas Ettrup Clemmensen (Author), Simon Bentsen (Author), Morten Juhl (Author), Rebekka Harary Søndergaard (Author), Lisbeth Drozd Lund (Author), Mandana Haack-Sørensen (Author), Philip Hasbak (Author), Smadar Cohen (Author), Rasmus Sejersten Ripa (Author), Jens Kastrup (Author), Annette Ekblond (Author), Andreas Kjær (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background. Cell therapy for heart disease has been proven safe and efficacious, despite poor cell retention in the injected area. Improving cell retention is hypothesized to increase the treatment effect. In the present study, human adipose-derived stromal cells (ASCs) were delivered in an in situ...