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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2008
Applicants:
Piero Anversa, Boston, MA (US);
Annarosa Leri, Boston, MA (US);
Jan Kajstura, Brookline, MA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 35/34 (2006.01); A61K 38/19 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides compositions of adult cardiac vascular progenitor cells (VPCs) and adult cardiac myocyte progenitor cells (MPCs) useful for the treatment of various cardiac conditions. The invention also encompasses methods of generating a biological bypass, repairing damaged myocardium, and treating or preventing hypertensive cardiomyopathy and heart failure with the compositions of the invention. Methods of isolating the cardiac progenitor cells are also disclosed.