Gene map reveals how transplanted stem cells repair damaged heart muscle

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Add as preferred source The scientists transplanted CVPs (above) into pig hearts and tracked the genes expressed by the cells as they matured into heart muscle cells. Credit: LKCMedicine Researchers led by Assistant Professor Lynn Yap of the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, have uncovered new insights into how unspecialized cells, also known as stem cells, develop and mature into heart muscle cells. The findings could pave the way for new treatments for heart disease.

Published in Nature Cardiovascular Research , the study is one of the first to track the activity of genes at different points in the regeneration process.