A joint project of researchers from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Julius Wolff Institute and led by Spanish National Center for Cardiovascular Research shows that when cardiac stem cells undergo low-intensity pulsed ultrasound treatment, these cells can perform continuing modifications, tissue remodeling and regeneration of damaged cardiac tissue after a heart attack.
After suffering a heart attack with loss of muscle tissue, this tissue is usually replaced with scar tissue and the muscle loss is permanent. However, there are cardiac stem cells (mesoangioblasts) in the heart that are able to regenerate muscle tissue, but its capacity of remodeling and regeneration is very limited. Thus, major efforts have been made to understand the cell behavior and develop treatments to improve tissue regeneration.
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After suffering a heart attack with loss of muscle tissue, this tissue is usually replaced with scar tissue and the muscle loss is permanent. However, there are cardiac stem cells (mesoangioblasts) in the heart that are able to regenerate muscle tissue, but its capacity of remodeling and regeneration is very limited. Thus, major efforts have been made to understand the cell behavior and develop treatments to improve tissue regeneration.
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