Fetal cardiomyocyte transplantation improved heart function after cardiac injury. However, cellular allografts were rejected despite cyclosporine (INN: ciclosporin) therapy. We therefore evaluated autologous heart cell transplantation in an adult swine model of a myocardial infarction.
Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. RenKe.Li@uhn.on.ca