Transplantation of adipose derived stromal cells is associated with functional improvement in a rat model of chronic myocardial infarction
Keywords: 
Cell therapy
Chronic ischaemic heart failure
Stem cells
Angiogenesis
Issue Date: 
May-2008
Publisher: 
Oxford University Press
ISSN: 
1388-9842
Citation: 
Mazo M, Planat-Benard V, Abizanda G, Pelacho B, Leobon B, Gavira JJ, et al. Transplantation of adipose derived stromal cells is associated with functional improvement in a rat model of chronic myocardial infarction. Eur J Heart Fail 2008 May;10(5):454-462.
Abstract
Aims: To determine the effect of transplantation of undifferentiated and cardiac pre-differentiated adipose stem cells compared with bone marrow mononuclear cells (BM-MNC) in a chronic model of myocardial infarction. Methods: Ninety-five Sprague–Dawley rats underwent left coronary artery ligation and after 1month received by direct intramyocardial injection either adipose derived stem cells (ADSC), cardiomyogenic cells (AD-CMG) or BM-MNC from enhanced-Green Fluorescent Protein (eGFP) mice. The control group was treated with culture medium. Heart function was assessed by echocardiography and 18F-FDG microPET. Cell engraftment, differentiation, angiogenesis and fibrosis in the scar tissue were also evaluated by (immuno)histochemistry and immunofluorescence. Results: One month after cell transplantation, ADSC induced a significant improvement in heart function (LVEF 46.3±9.6% versus 27.7±8% pre-transplant) and tissue viability (64.78±7.2% versus 55.89±6.3% pre-transplant). An increase in the degree of angiogenesis and a decrease in fibrosis were also detected. Although transplantation of AD-CMG or BM-MNC also had a positive, albeit smaller, effect on angiogenesis and fibrosis in the infarcted hearts, this benefit did not translate into a significant improvement in heart function or tissue viability. Conclusion: These results indicate that transplantation of adipose derived cells in chronic infarct provides a superior benefit to cardiac pre-differentiated ADSC and BM-MNC.

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