Published in Cell Transplant on January 01, 2004
Postinfarct cytokine therapy regenerates cardiac tissue and improves left ventricular function. Circ Res (2006) 1.98
Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor therapy for cardiac repair after acute myocardial infarction: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Am Heart J (2008) 1.15
Mobilized bone marrow progenitor cells serve as donors of cytoprotective genes for cardiac repair. J Mol Cell Cardiol (2007) 1.02
PlGF repairs myocardial ischemia through mechanisms of angiogenesis, cardioprotection and recruitment of myo-angiogenic competent marrow progenitors. PLoS One (2011) 0.99
Targeting stem cell niches and trafficking for cardiovascular therapy. Pharmacol Ther (2010) 0.95
Human umbilical cord tissue-derived mesenchymal stromal cells attenuate remodeling after myocardial infarction by proangiogenic, antiapoptotic, and endogenous cell-activation mechanisms. Stem Cell Res Ther (2014) 0.95
Hematopoietic cytokines for cardiac repair: mobilization of bone marrow cells and beyond. Basic Res Cardiol (2011) 0.91
Role of endogenous bone marrow cells in long-term repair mechanisms after myocardial infarction. J Cell Mol Med (2008) 0.89
Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor enhances bone marrow mononuclear cell homing to the liver in a mouse model of acute hepatic injury. Dig Dis Sci (2010) 0.88
Homing of stem cells to ischemic myocardium. Am J Transl Res (2013) 0.86
The beneficial effects of postinfarct cytokine combination therapy are sustained during long-term follow-up. J Mol Cell Cardiol (2009) 0.79
Human CD34+ cells mobilized by granulocyte colony-stimulating factor ameliorate radiation-induced liver damage in mice. Stem Cell Res Ther (2010) 0.78
Exposure to acoustic stimuli promotes the development and differentiation of neural stem cells from the cochlear nuclei through the clusterin pathway. Int J Mol Med (2015) 0.76
Stem cell therapy for chronic heart failure: an updated appraisal. Expert Opin Biol Ther (2013) 0.75
Monolayered mesenchymal stem cells repair scarred myocardium after myocardial infarction. Nat Med (2006) 4.53
Prolonged endoplasmic reticulum stress in hypertrophic and failing heart after aortic constriction: possible contribution of endoplasmic reticulum stress to cardiac myocyte apoptosis. Circulation (2004) 3.16
Transplantation of mesenchymal stem cells improves cardiac function in a rat model of dilated cardiomyopathy. Circulation (2005) 3.10
Unblinded pilot study of autologous transplantation of bone marrow mononuclear cells in patients with thromboangiitis obliterans. Circulation (2006) 2.81
Intravenous administration of mesenchymal stem cells improves cardiac function in rats with acute myocardial infarction through angiogenesis and myogenesis. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol (2004) 2.69
Human atrial natriuretic peptide and nicorandil as adjuncts to reperfusion treatment for acute myocardial infarction (J-WIND): two randomised trials. Lancet (2007) 2.48
Impact of blockade of histamine H2 receptors on chronic heart failure revealed by retrospective and prospective randomized studies. J Am Coll Cardiol (2006) 2.44
Hemolytic anemia after operation for aortic dissection using teflon felt strips. Ann Thorac Surg (2008) 2.00
Patency rate of the internal thoracic artery to the left anterior descending artery bypass is reduced by competitive flow from the concomitant saphenous vein graft in the left coronary artery. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2008) 1.83
Failure to prevent progressive dilation of ascending aorta by aortic valve replacement in patients with bicuspid aortic valve: comparison with tricuspid aortic valve. Circulation (2003) 1.69
A cardiac myosin light chain kinase regulates sarcomere assembly in the vertebrate heart. J Clin Invest (2007) 1.61
Endogenous bone-marrow-derived stem cells contribute only a small proportion of regenerated myocardium in the acute infarction model. J Heart Lung Transplant (2005) 1.60
Mesenchymal stem cells attenuate cardiac fibroblast proliferation and collagen synthesis through paracrine actions. FEBS Lett (2007) 1.60
Impact of age at Fontan completion on postoperative hemodynamics and long-term aerobic exercise capacity in patients with dominant left ventricle. Ann Thorac Surg (2009) 1.58
National survey of coronary artery bypass grafting for coronary stenosis caused by Kawasaki disease in Japan. Circulation (2004) 1.58
DNA damage-induced phosphorylation of MdmX at serine 367 activates p53 by targeting MdmX for Mdm2-dependent degradation. Mol Cell Biol (2005) 1.56
Comparison of angiogenic potency between mesenchymal stem cells and mononuclear cells in a rat model of hindlimb ischemia. Cardiovasc Res (2005) 1.55
Evolving selective cerebral perfusion for aortic arch replacement: high flow rate with moderate hypothermic circulatory arrest. Ann Thorac Surg (2008) 1.53
Evolving arch surgery using integrated antegrade selective cerebral perfusion: impact of axillary artery perfusion. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2008) 1.53
Angiographic evaluation of flow distribution in sequential and composite arterial grafts for three vessel disease. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2011) 1.52
Effect of hypoxia on gene expression of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells and mononuclear cells. Stem Cells (2007) 1.51
Japanese guidance for ventricular assist devices/total artificial hearts. Artif Organs (2010) 1.49
Limitations of EuroSCORE for measurement of risk-stratified mortality in aortic arch surgery using selective cerebral perfusion: is advanced age no longer a risk? Ann Thorac Surg (2006) 1.49
Preoperative small pulmonary artery did not affect the midterm results of Fontan operation. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2007) 1.42
Activation of cardiac progenitor cells through paracrine effects of mesenchymal stem cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2008) 1.42
First International Summit on Thoracic Aortic Endografting: roundtable on thoracic aortic dissection as an indication for endografting. J Endovasc Ther (2002) 1.40
Overview of late outcome of medical and surgical treatment for Takayasu arteritis. Circulation (2008) 1.40
Serial changes in renal function as a prognostic indicator in advanced heart failure patients with left ventricular assist system. Ann Thorac Surg (2012) 1.39
Modification of bicaval anastomosis for orthotopic cardiac transplantation. Ann Thorac Surg (2004) 1.38
Spinal cord malperfusion caused by using the segmental clamp technique during descending aortic repair for chronic type B aortic dissection. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2007) 1.38
Is extracorporeal life support contraindicated in elderly patients? Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 1.38
Hemodynamic and echocardiographic evaluation of orthotopic heart transplantation with the modified bicaval anastomosis technique. Circ J (2009) 1.37
Clinical and epidemiologic analysis of giant cell (temporal) arteritis from a nationwide survey in 1998 in Japan: the first government-supported nationwide survey. Arthritis Rheum (2003) 1.31
Total arch replacement using antegrade selective cerebral perfusion with right axillary artery perfusion. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2003) 1.27
Late aortic insufficiency related to poor prognosis during left ventricular assist device support. Ann Thorac Surg (2011) 1.26
Surgical treatment of aortic regurgitation due to Takayasu arteritis: long-term morbidity and mortality. Circulation (2005) 1.25
Transplantation of mesenchymal stem cells attenuates myocardial injury and dysfunction in a rat model of acute myocarditis. J Mol Cell Cardiol (2006) 1.22
Continued growth of and increased symptoms from a thrombosed giant aneurysm of the vertebral artery after complete endovascular occlusion and trapping: the role of vasa vasorum. Case report. J Neurosurg (2003) 1.21
Adrenomedullin infusion attenuates myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury through the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Akt-dependent pathway. Circulation (2003) 1.18
Allogeneic injection of fetal membrane-derived mesenchymal stem cells induces therapeutic angiogenesis in a rat model of hind limb ischemia. Stem Cells (2008) 1.14
Impact of Cox maze procedure on outcome in patients with atrial fibrillation and mitral valve disease. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2002) 1.14
Role of pim-1 in smooth muscle cell proliferation. J Biol Chem (2004) 1.13
The use of high-hydrostatic pressure treatment to decellularize blood vessels. Biomaterials (2010) 1.10
The L-cysteine/L-cystine shuttle system provides reducing equivalents to the periplasm in Escherichia coli. J Biol Chem (2010) 1.10
Successful surgical treatment for aneurysm of splenic artery with anomalous origin. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2005) 1.07
Biventricular repair for right atrial isomerism. Ann Thorac Surg (2006) 1.07
Tissue factor expression in atrial endothelia associated with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation: possible involvement in intracardiac thrombogenesis. Thromb Res (2003) 1.06
Favourable clinical outcome in patients with cardiogenic shock due to fulminant myocarditis supported by percutaneous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Eur Heart J (2005) 1.06
Adrenomedullin: angiogenesis and gene therapy. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol (2005) 1.04
Risk factors for post-transplant low output syndrome. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2012) 1.03
Early outcome of a randomized comparison of off-pump and on-pump multiple arterial coronary revascularization. Circulation (2005) 1.03
Impact of preoperative and postoperative atrial fibrillation on outcome after mitral valvuloplasty for nonischemic mitral regurgitation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2005) 1.03
Mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of heart failure. Int J Hematol (2007) 1.02
Partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection to the superior vena cava. Ann Thorac Surg (2006) 1.01
Celiprolol, a vasodilatory beta-blocker, inhibits pressure overload-induced cardiac hypertrophy and prevents the transition to heart failure via nitric oxide-dependent mechanisms in mice. Circulation (2004) 1.00
Trends in the clinical and morphological characteristics of cardiac myxoma: 20-year experience of a single tertiary referral center in Japan. Circ J (2002) 0.99
Japanese multicenter clinical evaluation of the HeartMate vented electric left ventricular assist system. J Artif Organs (2005) 0.98
Improved long-term performance of pulsatile extracorporeal left ventricular assist device. J Cardiol (2010) 0.98
Early and late stroke after mitral valve replacement with a mechanical prosthesis: risk factor analysis of a 24-year experience. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2003) 0.98
Long-term recovery of exercise ability after pulmonary endarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. Ann Thorac Surg (2006) 0.98
Nonviral delivery of siRNA into mesenchymal stem cells by a combination of ultrasound and microbubbles. J Control Release (2008) 0.98
Is emergency total arch replacement with a modified elephant trunk technique justified for acute type A aortic dissection? Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 0.97
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor associated with neurofibromatosis type 1, with metastasis to the heart: a case report. Diagn Pathol (2010) 0.96
Direct cell-cell interaction of cardiomyocytes is key for bone marrow stromal cells to go into cardiac lineage in vitro. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2003) 0.96
Competitive flow in arterial composite grafts and effect of graft arrangement in Off-Pump coronary revascularization. Ann Thorac Surg (2004) 0.96
C-type natriuretic peptide ameliorates monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertension in rats. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2004) 0.95
Japanese single-center experience of surgery for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. Ann Thorac Surg (2006) 0.95
Lamr1 functional retroposon causes right ventricular dysplasia in mice. Nat Genet (2004) 0.95
Immunohistochemical study of apparently intact coronary artery in a child after Kawasaki disease. Pediatr Int (2004) 0.95
Insulin-like growth factor-1 enhances the efficacy of myoblast transplantation with its multiple functions in the chronic myocardial infarction rat model. J Heart Lung Transplant (2006) 0.94
Comparison of coronary and aortic atherosclerosis in youth from Japan and the USA. Atherosclerosis (2005) 0.94
Late-stage, nonanastomotic rupture of double-velour Dacron graft after descending aortic replacement. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2006) 0.94
Apoptotic myocardial cell death in the setting of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy. Acta Cardiol (2005) 0.93
The effect of cryo-maze procedure on early and intermediate term outcome in mitral valve disease: case matched study. Circulation (2002) 0.93
Adrenomedullin enhances angiogenic potency of bone marrow transplantation in a rat model of hindlimb ischemia. Circulation (2005) 0.93
Durability and outcome of aortic valve replacement with mitral valve repair versus double valve replacement. Ann Thorac Surg (2003) 0.93
Domestic and foreign trends in the prevalence of heart failure and the necessity of next-generation artificial hearts: a survey by the Working Group on Establishment of Assessment Guidelines for Next-Generation Artificial Heart Systems. J Artif Organs (2007) 0.93
Left ventricular volume reduction surgery: The 4th International Registry Report 2004. J Card Surg (2005) 0.92
The impact of mitral valve surgery combined with maze procedure. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2006) 0.92
Effect of maze procedure in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing valve replacement. J Heart Valve Dis (2002) 0.92
Development of a compact portable driver for a pneumatic ventricular assist device. J Artif Organs (2007) 0.91
Stable top-up operation at SPring-8. J Synchrotron Radiat (2006) 0.91
Current characteristics of infective endocarditis in Japan: an analysis of 848 cases in 2000 and 2001. Circ J (2003) 0.91
Optimal windows of statin use for immediate infarct limitation: 5'-nucleotidase as another downstream molecule of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase. Circulation (2004) 0.90
Bone marrow mononuclear cell transplantation had beneficial effects on doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy. J Heart Lung Transplant (2004) 0.90