Cardiac regeneration in model organisms. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Myocardial infarction is the most common cause of cardiac injury in humans and results in acute loss of large numbers of myocardial cells. Unfortunately, the mammalian heart is unable to replenish the cells that are lost following a myocardial infarction and an eventual progression to heart failure can often occur as a result. Regenerative medicine based approaches are actively being developed; however, a complete blueprint on how mammalian hearts can regenerate is still missing. Knowledge gained from studying animal models, such as zebrafish, newt, and neonatal mice, that can naturally regenerate their hearts after injury have provided an understanding of the molecular mechanisms involved in heart repair and regeneration. This research offers novel strategies to overcome the limited regenerative response observed in human patients.

publication date

  • March 1, 2014

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC4100912

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 84894490368

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1007/s11936-013-0288-8

PubMed ID

  • 24496965

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 16

issue

  • 3