Stem cell transplant in embryo protects mice from cardiac injury in adulthood
May 15th, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: Health, UnCatWashington, May 15 (ANI): Stem cells, when transplanted into mouse embryos, have been found to halt or reverse cardiac injury after heart attack in adulthood, according to a new study.
The researchers involved in the study delivered embryonic stem cells to mouse embryos in the earliest stages of development, and found that the resulting mice demonstrated a capacity to recover from cardiac injury in adulthood.
The study provides the first evidence that preventive regenerative medicine can successfully be used to treat myocardial infarction through prophylactic intervention.