Systemic delivery of bone marrow–derived mesenchymal stem cells to the infarcted myocardium: feasibility, cell migration, and body distribution

IM Barbash, P Chouraqui, J Baron, MS Feinberg… - Circulation, 2003 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Systemic delivery of bone marrow–derived mesenchymal stem cells (BM-
MSCs) is an attractive approach for myocardial repair. We aimed to test this strategy in a rat …

Analysis of fetal blood cells in the maternal circulation: challenges, ongoing efforts, and potential solutions

E Guetta, MJ Simchen, K Mammon-Daviko… - Stem Cells and …, 2004 - liebertpub.com
The invasive procedures amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling (CVS) are routinely
applied in pregnancies at risk for fetal abnormalities and the results obtained are the gold …

Comparative effects of basic fibroblast growth factor and vascular endothelial growth factor on coronary collateral development and the arterial response to injury

DF Lazarous, M Shou, M Scheinowitz, E Hodge… - Circulation, 1996 - Am Heart Assoc
Background We have shown that the angiogenic peptides basic fibroblast growth factor
(bFGF) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) enhance canine coronary collateral …

Rapid and efficient homing of human CD34+CD38−/lowCXCR4+stem and progenitor cells to the bone marrow and spleen of NOD/SCID and NOD/SCID/B2mnull …

O Kollet, A Spiegel, A Peled, I Petit… - Blood, The Journal …, 2001 - ashpublications.org
Stem cell homing into the bone microenvironment is the first step in the initiation of marrow-
derived blood cells. It is reported that human severe combined immunodeficient (SCID) …

Human embryonic stem cell transplantation to repair the infarcted myocardium

J Leor, S Gerecht, S Cohen, L Miller, R Holbova… - Heart, 2007 - heart.bmj.com
Objective: To test the hypothesis that human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) can be guided to
form new myocardium by transplantation into the normal or infarcted heart, and to assess the …

Human Umbilical Cord Blood–Derived CD133+ Cells Enhance Function and Repair of the Infarcted Myocardium

J Leor, E Guetta, MS Feinberg, H Galski, I Bar… - Stem …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
The use of adult stem cells for myocardial tissue repair might be limited in elderly and sick
people because their cells are depleted and exhausted. The present study was conducted to …

Human cytomegalovirus increases modified low density lipoprotein uptake and scavenger receptor mRNA expression in vascular smooth muscle cells.

YF Zhou, E Guetta, ZX Yu, T Finkel… - The Journal of clinical …, 1996 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Evidence suggests a possible role for human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) in the development
of arteriosclerosis. One of the earliest events in plaque formation is the accumulation of lipid …

[HTML][HTML] Embryonic karyotype in recurrent miscarriage with parental karyotypic aberrations

H Carp, E Guetta, H Dorf, D Soriano, G Barkai… - Fertility and sterility, 2006 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To assesses chromosomal aberrations in the abortus in recurrent miscarriage,
in the presence of parental chromosomal aberrations. DESIGN: Retrospective comparative …

Chromosomal abnormalities and birth defects among couples with colchicine treated familial Mediterranean fever

M Berkenstadt, B Weisz, H Cuckle, M Di-Castro… - American journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether colchicine prescribed for familial Mediterranean fever is
teratogenic. STUDY DESIGN: Reproductive histories were analyzed from 326 couples …

Monocytes harboring cytomegalovirus: interactions with endothelial cells, smooth muscle cells, and oxidized low-density lipoprotein: possible mechanisms for …

E Guetta, V Guetta, T Shibutani, SE Epstein - Circulation research, 1997 - Am Heart Assoc
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection and its periodic reactivation from latency may contribute to
atherogenesis and restenosis. It is unknown how CMV is delivered to the vessel wall and is …