Abstract: The present invention relates to the isolation and characterization of a novel population of adult stem cells derived from fatty heart tissue, which constitutively express GATA-4 and/or Cx43. Said cell population can be used in cell therapy protocols in order to regenerate damaged myocardial tissue.
Type:
Application
Filed:
August 4, 2008
Publication date:
December 2, 2010
Applicant:
GENETRIX, S.L.
Inventors:
Dirk Büscher, Antonio Bayes Genis, Santiago Roura Ferrer, Jordi Farré Crespo, Cristina Prat Vidal