Myocardial Production and Release of Stem Cell Factor Following Myocardial Infarction

Geng, XY; Ye, JQ; Yeghiazarians, Y; Shih, H; Hwang, J; Sievers, R; Palasubramaniam, J; Palasubramaniam, D; Whitbourn, R; Jenkins, A; Wilson, AM; Boyle, A

Boyle, A (reprint author), Univ Calif San Francisco, Dept Med, Div Cardiol, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA.; Boyle, A (reprint author), Univ Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia.; Boyle, A (reprint author), John Hunter Hosp, Dept Cardiovasc Med, Newcast

Journal of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, 2017; 7 (1): 77

Abstract

Background: Stem cell homing to the heart is mediated by the release of chemo-attractant cytokines, including stem cell factor (SCF). SCF is detectabl......

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