Sex Differences of Human Cardiac Progenitor Cells in the Biological Response to TNF-α Treatment

• Main Authors: Elisabetta Straface (Author), Lucrezia Gambardella (Author), Francesca Pagano (Author), Francesco Angelini (Author), Barbara Ascione (Author), Rosa Vona (Author), Elena De Falco (Author), Elena Cavarretta (Author), Raffaele La Russa (Author), Walter Malorni (Author), Giacomo Frati (Author), Isotta Chimenti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Adult cardiac progenitor cells (CPCs), isolated as cardiosphere-derived cells (CDCs), represent promising candidates for cardiac regenerative therapy. CDCs can be expanded in vitro manyfolds without losing their differentiation potential, reaching numbers that are appropriate for clinical applicatio...