Cardiovascular Diseases: Where Do We Stand with Human-Derived Stem Cells?
A special issue of Pharmaceuticals (ISSN 1424-8247). This special issue belongs to the section "Biopharmaceuticals".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 September 2024 | Viewed by 1403
Special Issue Editors
Interests: cardiovascular physiology; cardiomyocytes; hiPSC-derived cardiomyocytes; patch clamp; GPCR signaling
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The treatment of cardiac and vascular outcomes is becoming an intriguing global target due to the high morbidity and mortality related to these pathological conditions.
In addition to drug treatments that have produced significant results in preventing and treating cardiovascular diseases, the personalized medicine approach seems to be a great opportunity for clinical intervention.
In this scenario, human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSC) represent a possible tool to be used in a two-way approach: first, in regenerative medicine, particularly those conditions related to the loss of heart function, and second, as a cellular model able to be used instead of animals, which are important models for drug study and application, but, unfortunately, still far from humans.
This Special Issue aims to present discoveries in the differentiation procedures, function, and physiological and metabolic characterization of hiPSC-derived cells, focusing on their use in treating cardiovascular diseases or drug screening.
Original research papers, critical up-to-date articles, and reviews on the potential use of hiPSC in cardiac and vascular pathologies are welcome.
Dr. Daniela Malan
Dr. Giulia Querio
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- hiPSC
- regenerative medicine
- personalized medicine
- cardiovascular disease
