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Stem Cells Found to Heal Damaged Artery in Pre-Clinical Lab Study

Stem cells found to heal damaged artery in pre-clinical lab study

In a recently published manuscript, scientists from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center—including McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine affiliated faculty member Gerald Schatten, Ph.D., professor and vice chair of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences at the University of Pittsburgh, deputy director at Magee-Womens Research Institute, and director of the Pittsburgh Development Center—and the Texas Biomedical Research Institute have for the first time demonstrated that baboon embryonic stem cells can be programmed to completely restore a severely damaged artery.  These early results show promise for eventually developing stem cell therapies to restore human tissues or organs damaged by age or disease.