Abstract: Described herein are methods, uses, and pharmaceutical compositions for treating heart disease that include a bone morphogenetic protein (BMP). In addition, described herein are methods, uses, and compositions for preventing or slowing fibrosis in diseased or injured tissue, and/or for preventing or slowing cell death in diseased or injured tissue.

Abstract: Described herein are methods, uses, and pharmaceutical compositions for treating heart disease that include a bone morphogenetic protein (BMP). In addition, described herein are methods, uses, and compositions for preventing or slowing fibrosis in diseased or injured tissue, and/or for preventing or slowing cell death in diseased or injured tissue.

Abstract: Described are preferred myocardial grafts of skeletal myoblasts or cardiomyocytes, and cellular compositions and methods useful in obtaining the grafts. The myocardial grafts are stable and can be used, for example, to deliver recombinant proteins directly to the heart.

Abstract: Described are preferred myocardial grafts of skeletal myoblasts or cardiomyocytes, and cellular compositions and methods useful in obtaining the grafts. The myocardial grafts are stable and can be used, for example, to deliver recombinant proteins directly to the heart.

Abstract: Described are preferred myocardial grafts of skeletal myoblasts or cardiomyocytes, and cellular compositions and methods useful in obtaining the grafts. The myocardial grafts are stable and can be used, for example, to deliver recombinant proteins directly to the heart.

Abstract: Described are conduction cardiomyocyte-enriched cellular populations, and methods and materials for obtaining the same. The populations may be used to engraft mammalian myocardial tissue, for example to provide biological pacemakers. Also described are restorative cellular myocardial tissue, for example to provide biological pacemakers. Also described are restorative cellular myocardial grafts for improving the contractile function of injured segments of myocardium, and articles adapted for heart implantation (e.g. conductive pacemaker leads), which includes coatings of viable cardiomyocytes and optionally a carrier for the cardiomyocytes.

Abstract: This invention relates to isolated, stem-cell derived cell populations and methods of use thereof. Methods of use include genomic target identification, validation of conventionally obtained genomic targets using e.g. expression profiling, positional cloning and/or transgenic animals, lineage-specific and/or transgene-specific drug screening and pharmacogenomics analysis.

Abstract: Described are nucleotide sequences coding for and regulating expression of a cell cycle regulatory protein, designated p193, and recombinant vectors and host cells containing nucleotide sequences coding for and regulating expression of the protein sequence. Also described are methods for modifying the cell cycle of a cell by regulating p193 or its pathway. Methods for inducing apoptosis in cells are provided by increasing level of a pro-apoptotic p193 protein in the cells. Methods for suppressing apoptosis in or increasing the proliferative potential of cells are provided by reducing the level of pro-apoptotic p193 protein the cells and/or by interfering with the native p193 signal transduction pathway, for instance utilizing a p193 protein having a dominant negative mutation.

Abstract: Described are methods in vitro and in vivo which involve the use of increased cyclin D2 activity to activate the cell cycle of cardiomyocytes as a baseline measure and/or in response to stimuli. Also described are vectors useful for these purposes, and cardiomyocyte cells exhibiting an activated cell cycle. Transgenic cyclin D2 animal models are also described.

Abstract: Described are preferred myocardial grafts of skeletal myoblasts or cardiomyocytes, and cellular compositions and methods useful in obtaining the grafts. The myocardial grafts are stable and can be used, for example, to deliver recombinant proteins directly to the heart.

Abstract: Described are preferred myocardial grafts of skeletal myoblasts or cardiomyocytes, and cellular compositions and methods useful in obtaining the grafts. The myocardial grafts are stable and can be used, for example, to deliver recombinant proteins directly to the heart.

Abstract: Described are preferred myocardial grafts of skeletal myoblasts or cardiomyocytes, and cellular compositions and methods useful in obtaining the grafts. The myocardial grafts are stable and can be used, for example, to deliver recombinant proteins directly to the heart.

Abstract: Described are preferred myocardial grafts of skeletal myoblasts or cardiomyocytes, and cellular compositions and methods useful in obtaining the grafts. The myocardial grafts are stable and can be used, for example, to deliver recombinant proteins directly to the heart.

Abstract: Described are preferred myocardial grafts of skeletal myoblasts or cardiomyocytes, and cellular compositions and methods useful in obtaining the grafts. The myocardial grafts are stable and can be used, for example, to deliver recombinant proteins directly to the heart.

Abstract: Described are preferred myocardial grafts of skeletal myoblasts or cardiomyocytes, and cellular compositions and methods useful in obtaining the grafts. The myocardial grafts are stable and can be used, for example, to deliver recombinant proteins directly to the heart.

Abstract: Described are preferred myocardial grafts of skeletal myoblasts or cardiomyocytes, and cellular compositions and methods useful in obtaining the grafts. The myocardial grafts are stable and can be used, for example, to deliver recombinant proteins directly to the heart.