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Pluripotent Stem Cell Derived Cardiac Cells for Myocardial Repair

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Published on: February 3, 2017

[Cardiac cell therapy-Lost in translation?]

Christof Stamm^1,2,3,4,5

¹Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Deutschland.

Zeitschrift Fur Herz-, Thorax- Und Gefasschirurgie

|January 11, 2022

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Cardiac cell therapy

Keywords:

Cell transplantation Heart failure Myocardium Regeneration Stem cells

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Area of Science:

Regenerative Medicine
Cardiovascular Research
Cell Biology

Context:

The historical view of the heart as a non-regenerative organ has shifted.
Recent decades saw a surge in cardiac cell therapy research.
Focus has been on myocardial regeneration using various cell types.

Purpose:

To critically review the history and outcomes of cardiac cell therapy.
To evaluate the scientific basis and clinical translation of somatic cell therapies for cardiac repair.
To provide insights for future research directions in cardiac regeneration.

Summary:

Cardiac cell therapy has a complex history, moving from a fixed cardiomyocyte view to exploring myocardial regeneration.
Numerous clinical studies used somatic cell products based on unproven plasticity assumptions, yielding unconvincing results.
Despite initial optimism, cardiac cell therapy using somatic cells is now widely considered unsuccessful.

Impact:

Highlights the need for rigorous validation of cell plasticity and therapeutic mechanisms in regenerative medicine.
Informs future strategies for cardiac repair, emphasizing evidence-based approaches over assumptions.
Provides lessons learned to prevent similar pitfalls in the development of novel cell-based therapies.