Human Genome Therapy

Human Myoblast Transfer into the Heart

Heart muscle degeneration is the leading cause of debilitation and death in humans. Heart Cell Therapy aims to repopulate the dying heart with living muscle cells, increasing heart contractility, thus improving the quality of life and lengthening the lifespan of heart patients. We report here the first direct evidence demonstrating the feasibility and safety of delivering human embryonic skeletal muscle cells called myoblasts into the pig heart using an injection catheter.

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