Research Article

Ghrelin Improves Functional Survival of Engrafted Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Ischemic Heart through PI3K/Akt Signaling Pathway

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Viability of transplanted ADMSCs and cardiac function after MI. (a) In vivo BLI of ADMSCs viability after transplantation; (b) quantitative analysis of BLI. (c) Representative images of M-mode echocardiography. ((d), (e)) Quantitative analysis of cardiac function of ejection fraction () and fraction shortening () at baseline and 1 week and 4 weeks after MI. /group, versus MI group.
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