Pre-Clinical ResearchImaging Survival and Function of Transplanted Cardiac Resident Stem Cells
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Key Words
molecular imaging
cardiac stem cells
ischemic heart disease
differentiation
cell fate
Abbreviations and Acronyms
BLI
bioluminescence imaging
BM-MSC
bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cell
CSC
cardiac stem cell(s)
DAPI
4′6-diamidino-2-phenylindole
DiI-ac-LDL
DiI acetylated low-density lipoprotein
EF
ejection fraction
eGFP
enhanced green fluorescence protein
FBS
fetal bovine serum
Fluc
firefly luciferase
FS
fractional shortening
%ID/g
injected dose per gram of heart
LAD
left anterior descending artery
LVEDd
left ventricular end-diastolic diameter
LVESd
left ventricular end-systolic diameter
MI
myocardial infarction
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
PBS
phosphate-buffered saline
PET
positron emission tomography
PV
pressure-volume
ROI
region of interest
RT-PCR
reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction
[18F]-FDG
fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose
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This work was supported, in part, by grants from the National Institutes of Health HL089027 (to Dr. Wu), the Burroughs Wellcome Foundation Career Award for Medical Scientists (to Dr. Wu), Stanford Cardiovascular Institute (to Dr. Wu), and the Society of Nuclear Medicine Pilot Research Award (to Dr. Li).
Copyright © 2009 American College of Cardiology Foundation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.